START WITH ART: Aquamanile in the Form of a Lion

Welcome/welcome back! We're starting our day by examining the elaborate vessel pictured below. Take a look at the fancy feline then read the questions to the students/children in your life and see how starting your day with art can ignite creativity and critical thinking!

Title: Aquamanile in the Form of a Lion

Date: ca. 1400

Medium: Copper alloy

Dimensions: 31.9 x 11.8 x 31.8 cm

Start with Art Questions: 

• What purpose might this elaborate water vessel have been made for? Hint: the word aquamanilia comes from the Latin words for water (aqua) and hand (manus).

• What words would you use to describe the lion?

• What animal would you choose to decorate your own space? Why?