The painting “Lion” was made near Burgos, Spain after the year 1200. The artist of the painting is unknown. The medium that was used is fresco mounted on a canvas, and its dimensions are 10 ft. 11 in. x 11 ft. It is part of “The Cloisters Collection” in The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The painting is an image of a lion standing up tall in front of a colorful background. The lion is showing the viewers that he is superior to everyone, and that he is the “king of the jungle” by standing above everything with great posture. The lion’s face doesn’t quite look like a lion at all. It has human eyes, which shows us it’s from the Medieval time period. It also has pointed ears, a human nose, a mustache, and its’ fur is standing weirdly. By looking at just the face, one would not think it is a lion, but from the rest of the painting and the rest of the body, we can see that it is. The body of the lion is very skinny and the tail is long and curled. The lion is staring intently at something, while his muscles are showing and his fur is pointed. This makes the lion look scary, which is what people expect of it.  The colors of the painting made me feel as though I was in Spain. The colors are calming shades of blue and orange, almost like a sunset. I found it very interesting that the artist put a lion, one of the scariest animals, in front of such a beautiful background. I found this piece very appealing to the eye and great for analysis.