The Lion of Saint Mark

Unknownabout 1420–1430

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

The lion is the symbol of Saint Mark the Evangelist. The pieces making up the head, halo, and mane of this lion are fragments from a larger panel that have been set within different pieces of contemporary glass to form the current roundel.

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Title: The Lion of Saint Mark
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: about 1420–1430
Location Created: England
Physical Dimensions: 32.2 × 1 cm (12 11/16 × 3/8 in.)
Type: Stained glass
External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
Medium: Pot-metal and colorless glass, vitreous paint, and silver stain; lead came
Terms of Use: Open Content
Number: 2003.38
Culture: English
Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Creator Display Name: Unknown maker, English
Classification: Decorative Art (Art Genre)

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England Glass Lead Lion Mammal Metal Silver Stained glass United Kingdom Vitreous enamel