大英博物館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (大英博物館Instagram)「🦁 For #WorldLionDay we’re sharing this majestic drawing by the Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) 🦁 Rubens was lucky enough to have seen lions in person – a rarity in 17th century Europe! 🦁 As a court painter, Rubens would have had access to the menagerie of exotic animals like lions and tigers which were kept by the rulers of the Netherlands. The zoo in Ghent was also home to two lions, who were named Flandria and Brabantia. One 18th century biographer even recounts a scene in which a lion was brought into Rubens’ studio, and then tickled to make roar so that its mouth could be painted in a suitably fierce fashion! 🦁 Rubens’ style is characterized by its dynamic energy, sensual elegance, and dramatic lighting. To create a lifelike image of the beast, in this drawing Rubens depicted the texture of the lion’s fur with black chalk, and then used wash and heightening to observe light and shadow. 🔎 Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640), ‘Study of a Lion’. Chalk and watercolour on paper, 1612–1613. #BritishMuseum #Lion #Rubens」8月10日 19時00分