Medieval Artists Were Really Bad At Drawing Lions

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While medieval artists excelled at painting religious scenes and portraits of royalty, lions offered an altogether different challenge. It looks like the medieval painters never laid eyes on a real lion.

Medieval lion art.

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Medieval lion art.

Medieval lion art.

Medieval lion art.

Medieval lion art.

Medieval lion art.

Medieval lion art.

Medieval lion art.

Medieval lion art.

Medieval lion art.

Medieval lion art.

Medieval lion art.

Medieval lion art.

Medieval lion art.

Medieval lion art.

Medieval lion art.

Medieval lion art.

Medieval lion art.

Medieval lion art.

Medieval lion art.

Medieval lion art.

Medieval lion art.

Medieval lion art.

Medieval lion art.

Medieval lion art.

If you enjoyed this medieval weirdness, you will also like our previous posts from this era: Knights Fighting Giant Snails, Medieval Rabbits Murdering People, and Medieval People Enjoy Being Slaughtered.

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  1. mono monono January 29, 2021

    Of course. Even nowadays no one tries to stand in front of a lion to make a painting.

    “Stupid lion, I said smile, not lick your lips!”

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  2. Jeff January 29, 2021

    I love the first one

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  3. Busybody February 2, 2021

    Some of these are manticores, not lions!

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