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Vacca's Lion Art Print
by JAMART Photography
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Vacca's Lion art print by JAMART Photography. Our art prints are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All art prints include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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FAA5082
Vacca's Lion
Medici Lions
Loggia dei Lanzi
Florence Italy
2016
Everyone knows the famous ‘Florentine Lily’, but did... more
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FAA5082
Vacca's Lion
Medici Lions
Loggia dei Lanzi
Florence Italy
2016
Everyone knows the famous ‘Florentine Lily’, but did you know that the lion is also a symbol of the city of Florence?
Undoubtedly the most famous is the lion, called ‘Marzocco’, by Donatello whose copy in Piazza della Signoria proudly protects the red lily, coat of arms of Florence.
The image of the lion was chosen by the Florentine Republic, to replace the imperial symbol eagle, to demonstrate its political supremacy.
The ‘symbol was born’ around 1280 when the Florentines wanted to place in Piazza San Giovanni a cage with a real lion to emphasize the independence of Florence.
As luck would have it, one day the beast escaped from its cage, spreading panic through the streets of the city.
He took a child in his flight but, to the utmost amazement, handed it back without a scratch to his mother and then led back, without resistance, into a cage.
From that moment in F...
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"Artists train themselves to really look at the world around them. And they don't see through everybody else's frame of reference. They discover their own unique vantage point and then express what they've seen in creative ways." ~Candy Paull Welcome to JAMART ~ Jennifer and Melissa's ART To find out more about us and our art photography visit our website www.JAMARTphotography.com We at JAMART believe in the power of Art, Photography and Words. ART redefines the moment, PHOTOGRAPHY captures the moment and WORDS describe it. When combined Art, Photography and Words create an amazing experience that should be shared. Thank you for supporting our small business!
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