メトロポリタン美術館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (メトロポリタン美術館Instagram)「It may be spring, but winter is here. 🔥❄️ Getting ready for #GameofThrones with these 12th-century creatures on view at @themetcloisters. With tail coiled, claws extended, and feet braced, this dragon is an intimidating counterpart to the lion, whose taut muscles, upright fur, and intense gaze convey its power. 🐉 🦁 #Medieval beasts, whether real or imaginary, were often imbued with symbolic meaning, as they are in animal fables today (and on #GoT). But it's not always possible to reconstruct their specific intention in a given monument, and such beasts could be for “aesthetic delight,” as one 13th-century archbishop commented. The monastery from which this fresco comes was abandoned in 1841.⁣ ⁣ 🎨 Dragon and lion, after 1200. Made in Burgos, Castile-León, Spain. Fresco, mounted on canvas. The Cloisters Collection, 1931. #TheMetCloisters」4月15日 8時29分