The Hungry Lion ☵ Rousseau ☳ Art Print portraitThe Hungry Lion Throws Itself on the Antelope (1905, Le lion ayant faim se jette sur l'antilope) by Henri Rousseau depicts a jungle scene of thick green foliage lit by a deep red setting sun. In the foreground, a lion bites into the neck of an antelope. Other animals visible in the scene include a panther, an owl holding a strand of meat in its beak, and dark ape like shape lurking in the background. Rousseau based the central pair of animals on a
The painting depicts the sky just before sunrise over an imaginary village
infernal caverns
that I saw it like that through the iron bars of a cell
After the tragic death of Modigliani and his wife
an owl holding a strand of meat in its beak
and the Dogana da Mar and Santa Maria della Salute in the background
Salvator Mundi (1510) by Leonardo da Vinci
On the right is a medieval brick building called the Rotterdam Gate
it has become an iconic representation for Thanksgiving and family holiday gatherings
on top of which is a crown of thorns
Odalisque with a Tambourine (1926) by Henri Matisse depicts a nude female figure reclining in a chair in front of an open window
pedestrians on a cobblestone street illuminated by a nearby shop