Jacht op een leeuw waarbij de leeuw een man doodt 1598

Antonio Tempesta's "Jacht op een leeuw waarbij de leeuw een man doodt" (1598) depicts a dramatic scene of a lion hunt. The artwork, a small-scale etching, captures the chaotic energy of the hunt as three mounted hunters pursue a lion. The lion, in a final act of defiance, has killed one of the hunters, adding a sense of danger and immediacy to the scene. This powerful image speaks to the popularity of hunting scenes, particularly those featuring lions, in the late sixteenth century. The scene is rendered with remarkable detail, from the intricate folds of the hunters' clothing to the muscular forms of the horses.