Six lions in various poses (1646)

Wenceslaus Hollar is the artist behind "Six lions in various poses", dated 1646. The catalogue places it in Plants & Animals. The format is landscape. Background on Plants & Animals: Naturalists and artists often worked together, especially on voyages and in published surveys of flora and fauna. Images of plants and animals are valued both for the care of their observation and for their decorative appeal. Context for 1646: The seventeenth century is the age of the Baroque, which favoured dramatic light, movement, and strong emotion in the work of painters in Italy, Spain, and Flanders. In Japan the Edo period began in 1603, and in China the Qing dynasty took power in 1644, both bringing new patrons and styles.

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Czech, 1607–1677

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