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Una and the Lion  1880

by Briton Riviere

Oil on canvas [br] This painting by Briton Riviere, a British artist was known for picturing animals in his paintings. It shows Una from the poem, The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser. The poem is allegorical about Queen Elizabeth I, who according to the poem trained the lion so well that it doesn't attack the lamb. The lion is thought to represent Queen Elizabeth's power,...
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