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The Lion in the 1870s. The Lion seen from ground level in 2017. The Lion seen from the Doge's Palace.. The Lion of Venice is an ancient bronze sculpture of a winged lion in the Piazza San Marco of Venice, Italy, which came to symbolize the city—as well as one of its patron saints, St Mark—after its arrival there in the 12th century.
Patrizio was the noble title of the members of the aristocracy ruling the city of Venice and the Republic. The title was abbreviated, in front of the name, by the initials N.H. (Nobilis Homo or Nobiluomo), together with the feminine variant N.D. (Nobilis Domina). Holding the title of a Venetian patrician was a great honour and many European ...
The Lion of Saint Mark, representing Mark the Evangelist, pictured in the form of a winged lion, is an aspect of the Tetramorph. On the pinnacle of St Mark's Cathedral he is depicted as holding a Bible, and surmounting a golden lion which is the symbol of the city of Venice and formerly of the Venetian Republic.
Lion of Venice, Piazzetta San Marco; Camera manufacturer: NIKON CORPORATION: Camera model: NIKON D5: Author: Didier Descouens: Exposure time: 1/250 sec (0.004) F-number: f/7.1: ISO speed rating: 100: Date and time of data generation: 10:20, 22 May 2017: Lens focal length: 120 mm: Short title: Lion of Venice, Piazzetta San Marco; Orientation ...
The Column of San Teodoro is topped by a statue of Theodore Tiron, who was the patron saint of Venice before he was succeeded by Saint Mark. Both columns were likely erected either between 1172 and 1177 (during the reign of Doge Sebastiano Ziani ) by Nicolò Barattieri , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] or sometime around 1268.
Ancient Greek lion statue at the Arsenal, Venice. The Piraeus Lion (Italian: Leone del Pireo) is one of four lion statues on display at the Venetian Arsenal, Italy, where it was displayed as a symbol of Venice's patron saint, Saint Mark. The statue is made of white marble and stands some 3 m (9 ft.) high.
We asked readers to suggest names for the twin lion statues outside the Summit County Courthouse in downtown Akron. The 8-ton beasts have been anonymous since debuting along South High Street in 1908.
The Lion of Venice is an ancient bronze sculpture of a winged lion that is located in the Piazzetta di San Marco, Venice. The flag of the short-lived Septinsular Republic , derived from the above ( Ionian Islands under Venetian rule ), has a winged lion on it.