Lion Hunt ("America")
Object type: Embroidered picture
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Italian, Lecce
Artist: Leonardus Quesi|Antonio Tempesta
Artist bio:  |Italian, Florence 1555–1630 Rome
Artist role: Artist|Artist
Artist nationality:  |Italian
Date: late 17th century
Medium: Silk on cardboard
Dimensions: L. 18 1/2 x W. 28 1/2 inches (47 x 72.4 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Embroidered
Credit line: Gift of Coudert Brothers, 1888
Accession year: 1888
Tags: Spears|Men|Hunting|Lions|Horses