Lion

Unknown artist

Date: after 1200

Medium: Fresco, mounted on canvas

Dimensions: 10 ft. 11 in. × 11 ft. (332.7 × 335.3 cm) top panel: 83 in. × 11 ft. (210.8 × 335.3 cm) lower panel: 48 in. × 11 ft. (121.9 × 335.3 cm)

Classification: Paintings-Fresco

Country: Spain

Culture: Spanish

Themes: Lions

The Cloisters Collection, 1931

Met highlight

Date range

1200 – 1299

Largest dimension

335.3 cm

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