The Shadow
1909
Active in London during the late Victorian and Edwardian eras, he was an artist…
A deep shadow falls upon the cold stone wall of a medieval castle.
It depicts a quiet, intimate farewell between a young knight departing for a distant battlefield and the maiden who gazes at him.
However, her gaze and fingertips are directed not at her beloved himself, but at the outline of his 'shadow' cast upon the wall.
At first glance, it's a beautiful painting depicting romantic medieval lovers. But in fact, the true theme of this painting is a legend concerning the 'origin of painting (art)' recorded in Pliny the Elder's Natural History from ancient Greece.
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