KenjiKuronekiYet another pic for #WorldLionDay
A lovely gift by @anpura.bsky.social featuring me and Leo/Kimba, drawn by Mariamame on FA.
#Furry #MacroFurry #FurryArt #FurryArtist #MacroMicro #KenjiArt #WorldLionDay2025 #KimbaTheWhiteLion #JungleEmperorLeo
RevDrMatthewFox#Wisdom is synonymous with “beauty & terror” as Nicolas of Cusa, the poet Rilke, & other mystics remind us. A #lion is stately & noble—a royal person?—& beautiful &, if you are in the wrong place at the wrong time, terrifying. #WorldLionDay https://bit.ly/45dy9Ew
Pilgrimage to #whitelions: https://bit.ly/3HjFY2i
Pilgrimage to #whitelions: https://bit.ly/3HjFY2i
MongabayThe lion, with its majestic mane and the loudest growl of all the big cats, is today a vulnerable species with decreasing populations in extremely fragmented habitats.
It once ranged widely throughout Africa and Eurasia; today, it’s restricted to parts of sub-Saharan Africa and one small area in western India.
For #WorldLionDay on Aug. 10, Mongabay looks back at some of our coverage this year of the challenges that Panthera leo faces.
Compiled by Kristine Sabillo
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/08/world-lion-day-why-is-the-king-of-the-savanna-declining/
World lion day: Why is the king of the savanna declining?
The lion, with its majestic mane and the loudest growl of all the big cats, is today a vulnerable species with decreasing populations in extremely fragmented habitats. It once ranged widely throughout Africa and Eurasia; today, it’s restricted to parts of sub-Saharan Africa and one small area in western India. For World Lion Day on […]
Art History Animalia#WorldLionDay 🦁:
#Lions by Niko Pirosmani (Georgian, 1862–1918)
1 Black Lion, 1905
Oil on oilcloth 110 x 139 cm
2 Lion and Sun (Iranian Lion), 1915
Oil on oilcloth 80 x 100 cm
3 Lion, n.d. (c.1900-1918)
Oil on cardboard 80 x 100 cm
4 Sitting Yellow Lion, n.d. (c.1900-1918)
Oil on cardboard 99 x 80 cm
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Paintings_by_Niko_Pirosmani
#Lions by Niko Pirosmani (Georgian, 1862–1918)
1 Black Lion, 1905
Oil on oilcloth 110 x 139 cm
2 Lion and Sun (Iranian Lion), 1915
Oil on oilcloth 80 x 100 cm
3 Lion, n.d. (c.1900-1918)
Oil on cardboard 80 x 100 cm
4 Sitting Yellow Lion, n.d. (c.1900-1918)
Oil on cardboard 99 x 80 cm
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Paintings_by_Niko_Pirosmani
#WorldLionDay 🦁:
Print: #Lion
Lahore, 19th c.
Woodblock print, printed & painted in ink & watercolor on paper
“Ornamental [zoomorphic] calligraphy in the form of a lion, which embodies four verses of the opening surah of the Qur'an.”
V & A IM.7-1916 https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O454599/print-unknown/
#IslamicArt
Print: #Lion
Lahore, 19th c.
Woodblock print, printed & painted in ink & watercolor on paper
“Ornamental [zoomorphic] calligraphy in the form of a lion, which embodies four verses of the opening surah of the Qur'an.”
V & A IM.7-1916 https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O454599/print-unknown/
#IslamicArt
#WorldLionDay 🦁:
Rosemary Karuga (Kenyan, 1928-2021)
#Lion, 1999
Collage on Paper, 40cm x 30cm
https://www.redhillartgallery.com/rosemary-karuga.html
#AfricanArt #WomenArtists
Rosemary Karuga (Kenyan, 1928-2021)
#Lion, 1999
Collage on Paper, 40cm x 30cm
https://www.redhillartgallery.com/rosemary-karuga.html
#AfricanArt #WomenArtists
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#WorldLionDay 🦁:
Tapestry with golden #lions and palmettes
Central Asia, 13th c. or earlier
Silk, gold thread; tapestry weave
63.5 x 34.7 cm (25 x 13 11/16 in.)
Cleveland Museum of Art 1991.3 https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1991.3
Tapestry with golden #lions and palmettes
Central Asia, 13th c. or earlier
Silk, gold thread; tapestry weave
63.5 x 34.7 cm (25 x 13 11/16 in.)
Cleveland Museum of Art 1991.3 https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1991.3
For #WorldLionDay 🦁:
Pendant with #Lion Head
Southern German (?), 1st quarter 17th c. Monstrous pearl, gold, diamonds, rubies, pearls L. 4,8 cm, B. 3,4 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Kunstkammer (2125)
https://www.khm.at/en/artworks/pendant-with-lion-head-88131-1
Pendant with #Lion Head
Southern German (?), 1st quarter 17th c. Monstrous pearl, gold, diamonds, rubies, pearls L. 4,8 cm, B. 3,4 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Kunstkammer (2125)
https://www.khm.at/en/artworks/pendant-with-lion-head-88131-1
For #WorldLionDay 🦁:
Maria Primachenko (Ukrainian, 1908-1997)
Young #Lion , 1979
Gouache on paper, 43 x 61.5 cm
https://www.wikiart.org/en/maria-primachenko/young-lion-1979
#WonenArtists
Maria Primachenko (Ukrainian, 1908-1997)
Young #Lion , 1979
Gouache on paper, 43 x 61.5 cm
https://www.wikiart.org/en/maria-primachenko/young-lion-1979
#WonenArtists