Venetian Lion
by Marina Usmanskaya
Title
Venetian Lion
Artist
Marina Usmanskaya
Medium
Digital Art - Illustration
Description
Venetian Lion by Marina Usmanskaya.
Stylized Lion of Venice .The lion of St. Mark is a symbol of the holy evangelist Mark, as well as the city of Venice, and one of the elements of the flag of the Italian fleet.In Venice, starting in 828, the holy relics of the Evangelist Mark were preserved, which, on the initiative of the Doge Giustiniano Parteciapazio, were secretly exported by Venetian merchants from the occupied Alexandria Muslims. The evangelist Mark in its significance over time replaced the patron Saint of Venice. Theodora and becomes her first city patron.The Venetian Lion of St. Mark was usually depicted with an open book, on the pages of which you can read the Latin inscription PAX TIBI MARCE EVANGELISTA MEUS (Peace be with you, Mark, my Evangelist).
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June 5th, 2017
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