Head of Royal Bengal Tiger
Tiger
Lion, supporting the pillar of the Pulpit, St. Mark’s
Tiger Cub
Tiger head
Tiger head
Samson Slaying a Lion
Judges 14:6
Daniel in the Lion's Den
Daniel 6:19, 22
The Lion and his Den. (Ezek. xix. 2)
An animal so destructive among the flocks and herds could not be allowed to carry out its depredations unchecked, and as we have already seen, the warfare waged against it has been so successful, that the Lions have long ago been fairly extirpated in Palestine. The usual method of capturing or killing the Lion was by pitfalls or nets, to both of which there are many references in the Scriptures.
Daniel and the lions
Rampant lion banner
Banner for headings
Mountain lion
Mountain lion
Lion Divider
Lion Divider
Wounded lion
[A drawing taken from a bas relief of the royal Assyrian lion hunt]
Stone lion at the entrance to a temple
Man Lion
The Lion
The Lion
The Chief of the Clan
A domestic cat sitting before a picture of a male lion
Lynx in a tree
Lynx in a tree
Mountain Lion
Mountain Lion
An Old Monarch
After Rosa Bonheur had painted horses, cows, and other tame animals a great many times, she began to want to paint wild animals, such as tigers and bears. She could not go to the far-away countries where they live, so she bought a lion and lioness from a man who had been there. These she kept in a very strong cage of heavy iron bars. Here she came to watch them every day. This is one of the pictures she painted of the lion. She called him “Nero,” and was so kind to him that after a while he became quite tame. The lioness was always wild, but good old Nero soon became so gentle that Rosa Bonheur could pet him and even go into his cage.
European Lynx (Felis Lynx)
Lion
Lion
Male lion
sleeping lion
Male lion sleeping
lioness
Lioness
Lioness and young, from an Ionian vase of the sixth century B. C
Lioness and young from an Ionian vase of the sixth century b. c. found at Caere in Southern Etruria (Louvre, Salle E, No. 298), from Le Dessin des Animaux en Grèce d’après les vases peints, by J. Morin, Paris (Renouard), 1911. The animal is drawing itself up to attack its hunters. The scanty mane, the form of the paws, the udders, and the dentition are all heavily though accurately represented.
Lioness
Lioness
Lioness
Lioness
Male Lion
Male Lion
Lion by Alfred Stevens
Lion from a Theban bas-relief
Persian Lion from the frieze at Susa (Perrot & chipiez)
Lion from Assyrian Bas-relief
Lion from Assyrian Bas-relief