Löwe Pranke rechts Hans Behrens All lions are the same

All lions are the same

Michael Tummings was invited to an artist-in-residence programme in 2011 by the Lightwork organisation in Syracuse

Careful shaping and joining of innumerable individual petals

painted entirely in white or with a fine jagged decor in black or 24-carat fine gold

The seemingly incident rays of the sun make the richly decorated armour of the small

Löwe Pranke rechts Hans Behrens All lions are the sameAll lions are the same? Nothing of the sort. Twenty different variants of what is probably the most famous symbol of Bavaria can be found in the current collection of the manufactory alone. The majestic heraldic animal plays a role in the history of Nymphenburg in two ways: On the one hand, it is brings to mind Bavarian culture and the location of the manufacture, on the other hand, the lion also a symbol of the Wittelsbach house and its rule.