A Human-headed lion in a landscape

Unknown

1460

tempera

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

northern_renaissance Renaissance Renaissance Landscape

About this work

You see a lion with a human head in a landscape. This painting is interesting because it was likely made in Cremona, a city in Lombardy. The city had a school of painting that flourished in the 15th and 16th centuries, which is probably where this style came from. You can learn more about this style by looking into the technique: tempera.