I’m insomnia scrolling and BAM this just made my night. I always wondered why they did drew them like that. It gives such a “yes Bartholomew I know what a lion looks like” vibe but then you have real life derps and it’s amazing. Thanks for sharing!
A black cat rampant on a white background.
And yes, this got me mirthful. :)
They mostly drew stuff like that because it was popular at the time. People knew how to draw more realistic pictures since, I think, Ancient Greece. At least, they knew about perspective and stuff. But that only resurfaced during the Renaissance, when ancient stuff became popular again
I blame technology for that one. Animals on coats of arms are created in one, maybe two colors, they are to be replicated in various sizes and materials. It’s a simplified shape that is easy to copy and can still be read on flags, on documents etc.
That doesn’t really answer why they drew it like that though.
Surely there’s a reason why that particular style became popular.
Hahah man, styles have changed a lot. Thank you for your informative reply, I’m headed down a Wikipedia rabbit hole 😁
Another consideration is recognizeability and reproduction. When you want hundreds of banners, or maybe even put the image into thousands of metal armors, you don’t want a superrealistic picture.
Back then, lions must have been looking like this.
From the thumbnail, I was thinking the logo from the fireworks
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*Cat of Arms
Rampant on a white field.
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