Lion

Cornelis Saftleven, c. 1620 - c. 1630

Cornelis Saftleven began drawing animals from life only at a late age. Before then, he had relied on depictions by other artists, such as the animals in paintings by Roelant Savery. The lion in this drawing also seems to have been taken from such an example. The animal’s pose looks unnatural and its head more closely resembles that of a dog.

  • Artwork typedrawing
  • Object numberRP-T-00-236
  • Dimensionsheight 215 mm x width 286 mm
  • Physical characteristicsblack chalk, with watercolour, heightened with some white chalk; framing line in brown-black ink

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Snarling Lion, its Head Seen from the Front
    • Lion

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-T-00-236

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Creation

  • Creation

    draftsman (artist): Cornelis Saftleven

  • Dating

    c. 1620 - c. 1630

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    black chalk, with watercolour, heightened with some white chalk; framing line in brown-black ink

  • Dimensions

    height 215 mm x width 286 mm

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  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; ? acquired by the museum (L. 2228), in or after 1921;{According to L. 2228.} first recorded in the museum in 1973{Recorded in the RMA inventory book of ‘uninventoried drawings’.}

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