File:Piraeus Lion (Leone del Pireo), Arsenale di Venezia (37726221046).jpg
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DescriptionPiraeus Lion (Leone del Pireo), Arsenale di Venezia (37726221046).jpg |
The Piraeus Lion is one of four lion statues on display at the Venetian Arsenal, where it was displayed as a symbol of Venice's patron saint, Saint Mark. It was originally located in Piraeus, the harbour of Athens. It was looted by Venetian naval commander Francesco Morosini in 1687 as plunder taken in the Great Turkish War against the Ottoman Empire, during which the Venetians captured Athens and Morosini's cannons caused damage to the Parthenon only matched by his subsequent looting. Copies of the statue can also be seen at the Piraeus Archaeological Museum and the Swedish Museum of National Antiquities in Stockholm. The lion was originally sculpted in about 360 BCE, and became a famous landmark in Piraeus, having stood there since the 1st or 2nd century AD. Its prominence was such that the port eventually became referred to in Italian as Porto Leone ("Lion Port") as the port's original name ceased to be used. It is depicted in a sitting pose, with a hollow throat and the mark of a pipe (now lost) running down its back; this suggests that it was originally used as a fountain. This is consistent with the description of the statue from the 1670s, which said that water flowed from the lion's mouth into a cistern at its feet. The statue, which is made of white marble and stands some 3 m (9 ft.) high, is particularly noteworthy for having been defaced some time in the second half of the 11th century by Scandinavians who carved two lengthy runic inscriptions into the shoulders and flanks of the lion. The runes are carved in the shape of an elaborate lindworm dragon-headed scroll, in much the same style as on runestones in Scandinavia. The carvers of the runes were almost certainly Varangians, Scandinavian mercenaries in the service of the Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Emperor. Source: Wikipedia |
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Source | Piraeus Lion (Leone del Pireo), Arsenale di Venezia |
Author | Dimitris Kamaras from Athens, Greece |
Camera location | 45° 26′ 05.4″ N, 12° 20′ 59.13″ E | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 45.434832; 12.349759 |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Dimitris Kamaras at https://flickr.com/photos/127226743@N02/37726221046. It was reviewed on 21 May 2022 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0. |
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Camera manufacturer | NIKON |
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Camera model | COOLPIX P530 |
Exposure time | 1/30 sec (0.033333333333333) |
F-number | f/3 |
ISO speed rating | 125 |
Date and time of data generation | 18:20, 12 October 2017 |
Lens focal length | 4.3 mm |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 300 dpi |
Software used | ACD Systems Digital Imaging |
File change date and time | 00:27, 17 October 2017 |
Y and C positioning | Co-sited |
Exposure Program | Normal program |
Exif version | 2.3 |
Date and time of digitizing | 18:20, 12 October 2017 |
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APEX exposure bias | 0 |
Maximum land aperture | 3.2 APEX (f/3.03) |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Light source | Unknown |
Flash | Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression |
DateTime subseconds | 565 |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Color space | sRGB |
File source | Digital still camera |
Scene type | A directly photographed image |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
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White balance | Auto white balance |
Digital zoom ratio | 0 |
Focal length in 35 mm film | 24 mm |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Scene control | None |
Contrast | Hard |
Saturation | High saturation |
Sharpness | Hard |
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Image height | 4,608 px |
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