Lion of Judah?

[Antares]

I've just been accepted to an art show at a Jewish university, and the theme of the show is multiculturalism. My concept is to use various cultures' representation of the lion as a way to show different cultural views of the same theme. I had originally planned to use Greek, Chinese, and Indian representations of lions, and the curator suggested that I might want to include the Lion of Judah in my group. (Makes sense, of course.)

My problem is this. The other cultures show a distinct, consistant style in their representations, but searching for Lion of Judah shows hundreds of possibilities, all different. I am not a particularly good religious historian, so I am not sure if there is a traditional way to represent the Lion of Judah, (sort of like a symbol) or if it is simply a concept that everyone expresses differently.

If anyone knows of a definate, established, traditional way to represent the Lion of Judah, that would be wonderful. Likewise, if the Lion of Judah is just a concept with no traditional symbolic way to represent it, let me know. Finally, if this post makes no sense at all to you, it's probably because I am low on sleep and high on caffeine. Let me know and I will try and clarify.

Thanks in advance!

[Piperdiva]

here is a place to start. This picture is very traditional

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_of_Judah

[Antares]

Aha! I forgot about the fabulousness of Wikipedia. Thanks Piperdiva!

[RepunzelGnome]

Congrats on getting selected for the art show, from one artist to another!


You know, part of the rules about asking us these questions is that now you'll HAVE to show us pictures when you're done. :-)

[Antares]

Thank you, RepunzelGnome!

Don't worry, I'm over my insecure high school phase and quite willing to post pictures all day if I have a captive audience. [shameless narcissism] I have pictures of my current sculptural work in progess on the last page of my journal. [/shameless narcissism] There will definately be pictures by late October when the project is finished.

[Tea Lady]

This is not what you are looking for, but I thought it was cool - A Lion of Judah Daylily:

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Tea Lady

[Antares]

Oooo, Tea Lady, those are beautiful! They really fit their name - I didn't think flowers could look regal. And I love that deep velvet red color.