Lions in Carvings or Figurines Photos

Lions were sometimes used as part of the subject matter in oil paintings.

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Ivory chest decorated with lion & prey from lower Italy or Sicily at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany.Carved lion on pillar at Lenbachhaus. Munich, Germany.Death riding a lion sculpture once part of a clock from Kloster Heilsbronn at Bavarian National Museum. Munich, Germany.Horse-drawn snow sledge carved with lions & roses from Austria at German Hunting & Fishing Museum. Munich, Germany.
Ivory chest decorated with lion & prey (11th-12thC) from lower Italy or Sicily at Pergamon Museum. Berlin, Germany.Carved lion on pillar at Lenbachhaus. Munich, Germany.Death riding a lion sculpture once part of a clock (1513) from Kloster Heilsbronn at Bavarian National Museum. Munich, Germany.Horse-drawn snow sledge carved with lions & roses (c1700) from Austria at German Hunting & Fishing Museum. Munich, Germany.
Carved horse-drawn snow sledge with lion theme from Bavaria at German Hunting & Fishing Museum. Munich, Germany.Nautilus shell engraved in Netherlands with entry of Gustav Wilhelm of Imhoff into Batavia on wooden lion stand carved in Nuremberg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Wood rack in shape of lion at Imperial Castle. Nuremberg, Germany.Lions & mulberry tree carvings which give name to Casa Lleó Morera. Barcelona, Spain.
Carved horse-drawn snow sledge with lion theme (c1680) from Bavaria at German Hunting & Fishing Museum. Munich, Germany.Nautilus shell engraved in Netherlands with entry of Gustav Wilhelm of Imhoff into Batavia (now Jakarta Indonesia) on wooden lion stand carved in Nuremberg (c1743) at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Wood rack in shape of lion (1823) at Imperial Castle. Nuremberg, Germany.Lions & mulberry tree carvings which give name to Casa Lleó Morera. Barcelona, Spain.
Flying lion creature carved on Casa Lleó Morera. Barcelona, Spain.Stone coat of arms with lions in garden of The Oldest House. St Augustine, FL.Gilded frame detail of Christ at house of Simon the Pharisee painting in Hercules Room at Versailles Palace. Versailles, France.Lion Crushing a Snake bronze sculpture by Antoine Barye at Museum of Fine Arts. Reims, France.
Flying lion creature carved on Casa Lleó Morera. Barcelona, Spain.Stone coat of arms with lions in garden of The Oldest House. St Augustine, FL.Gilded frame detail of Christ at house of Simon the Pharisee painting (1570) in Hercules Room at Versailles Palace. Versailles, France.Lion Crushing a Snake bronze sculpture (19thC) by Antoine Barye at Museum of Fine Arts. Reims, France.
Detail of lion at foot of Henri the Younger on his tomb at Rouen Cathedral. Rouen, France.Detail of lion at foot of tomb of Richard Lion-Heart at Rouen Cathedral. Rouen, France.Lion detail of Triumph of Bacchus marble sarcophagus at Gallo Roman Museum. Lyon, France.Marble funerary Lion of Arcoule at Arles Antiquities Museum. Arles, France.
Detail of lion at foot of Henri the Younger on his tomb at Rouen Cathedral. Rouen, France.Detail of lion at foot of tomb of Richard Lion-Heart at Rouen Cathedral. Rouen, France.Lion detail of Triumph of Bacchus marble sarcophagus (3rdC) at Gallo Roman Museum. Lyon, France.Marble funerary Lion of Arcoule (1stC BCE) at Arles Antiquities Museum. Arles, France.
Katholikon, detail carving of lion bringing down deer on window frame in Ossios Loukas. Greece.Terra cotta lion below rose window of Merchants' National Bank. Grinnell, IA.Detail of Androcles pulling thorn from lion on Fireplace by Thomas Carter the Younger of London in the saloon at Russborough House. Ireland.Centaur archer hunting a lion carved over arch in Cormac's Chapel at Rock of Cashel. Cashel, Ireland.
Katholikon, detail carving of lion bringing down deer on window frame in Ossios Loukas. Greece.Terra cotta lion below rose window of Merchants' National Bank. Grinnell, IA.Detail of Androcles pulling thorn from lion on Fireplace by Thomas Carter the Younger of London in the saloon at Russborough House. Ireland.Centaur archer hunting a lion carved over arch in Cormac's Chapel at Rock of Cashel. Cashel, Ireland.
Lion on carved wooden Temple beams, Takayama. Japan.Roofline details of carved woman wearing lion skin on Teutonia Insurance Co. Building. New Orleans, LA.Carved lion on John Purroy Mitchel Memorial by Adolph A. Weinman in Central Park. New York, NY.Sandstone lion relief with archangel Gabriel & St Leonard from church of San Leonardo at Zamora, Spain at The Cloisters. New York, NY.
Lion on carved wooden Temple beams, Takayama. Japan.Roofline details of carved woman wearing lion skin on Teutonia Insurance Co. Building. New Orleans, LA.Carved lion on John Purroy Mitchel Memorial (c1926) by Adolph A. Weinman in Central Park. New York, NY.Sandstone lion relief (c1200) with archangel Gabriel & St Leonard from church of San Leonardo at Zamora, Spain at The Cloisters. New York, NY.
Lion sleigh prob. from Bavaria used for festive events at carriage collection of Long Island Museum. Stony Brook, NY.French ivory casket panels show Courtly Romances knight against lion at Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH.Antique ship's compass supported by crown on Spanish castle & lion stand at Chepstow. Newport, RI.Carved winged lion at base of staircase at Newport Art Museum. Newport, RI.
Lion sleigh (c1780) prob. from Bavaria used for festive events at carriage collection of Long Island Museum. Stony Brook, NY.French ivory casket panels show Courtly Romances knight against lion (1330-50) at Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH.Antique ship's compass supported by crown on Spanish castle & lion stand at Chepstow. Newport, RI.Carved winged lion at base of staircase at Newport Art Museum. Newport, RI.
Pictish Droston stone front detail of lace of cross edged by compressed camel & lion at St Vigeans Museum. Arbroath, Scotland.Pictish grave marker with lion at St Vigeans Museum. Arbroath, Scotland.Pictish cross-slab with strips showing mounted huntsmen with dogs, mounted warriors, the Vanora execution by lions scene at Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum. Meigle, Scotland.Pictish graveslab edge detail with lion & griffin at Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum. Meigle, Scotland.
Pictish Droston stone front detail of lace of cross edged by compressed camel & lion at St Vigeans Museum. Arbroath, Scotland.Pictish grave marker with lion at St Vigeans Museum. Arbroath, Scotland.Pictish cross-slab (back of #2) with strips showing mounted huntsmen with dogs, mounted warriors, the Vanora execution by lions scene (or Daniel in lion's den) at Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum. Meigle, Scotland.Pictish graveslab (#26) edge detail with lion & griffin at Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum. Meigle, Scotland.
Carved lion & lambs at Scottish National War Memorial. Edinburgh, Scotland.Carved lion on front of Lion House. Salt Lake City, UT.

Carved lion & lambs at Scottish National War Memorial. Edinburgh, Scotland.Carved lion on front of Lion House. Salt Lake City, UT.


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