Die Heilung der Löwenkinder

c. 1450

not on display
Giuliano Amidei, attributed to1446 tätig in Florenz – 1496 Lucca
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A mother lion complains to a hermit about the blindness of her five newborn cubs, two monks are watching. The hermit touches the sick eyes of the cubs and they gain sight. In gratitude, the lioness brings the hide of a wild animal. A hermit rides on a donkey, a young monk accompanies him on foot.
Also known as
La guarigione di due cuccioli di leone The Healing of the Lion Cubs
Medium
Tempera on poplar wood
Dimensions
image: 34 x 44.5 cm
Inventory number
1663
Credit line
Kunsthaus Zürich, Purchased with the bequest of Armin Honegger, 1922