Illustration XXI 15th-16th century

Editor: So this is "Illustration XXI," by an anonymous artist. It looks like an early print. The subject matter feels very regal, even if the lines are quite simple. What strikes you about this piece? Curator: It's fascinating how the anonymous artist manages to convey such a strong sense of authority with so few lines! Almost like a medieval superhero, wouldn't you say? And that lion on the banner, roaring silently across the ages... I wonder what battles he's seen. Editor: A medieval superhero, I love that! So, it's more than just a portrait then? Curator: Absolutely! It's a story waiting to be told, a whisper from a time of knights and heraldry. Perhaps we should write our own? Editor: I'm starting to feel inspired, and that lion, as you say, it's telling me a lot.