This tattoo of a family crest has the family’s symbolic animal, the lion, holding the shield and crown. The tattoo artist has based the lion’s design on poses found in heraldic art and family crests – the lion faces to the side, roaring to reveal his tongue.
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Lion Tattoos that You can Wear with Pride
Lion tattoos symbolize pride, majesty and courage. The lion has been used in art for centuries as a powerful, masculine symbol and as a result, images of lions have found their way into modern tattoo art. The art medium may have changed, but the meaning of lions in art and tattoos has remained the same. […]