@artskee: Why do Chinese and medieval European lions look so different? They're both supposed to represent the same animal… but look at them side by side. Chinese artists often transformed lions into highly stylized and symbolic creatures, while medieval European artists worked within completely different artistic traditions and often had limited access to living lions. So the lion you see in the artwork isn't always just an animal. Sometimes it's a culture's idea of what a lion was supposed to look like. #ArtHistory #ChineseArt #MedievalArt #Lions #ArtTok