El mosquito y el León

1912

Arthur Rackham captura el final irónico de la fábula de Esopo «El mosquito y el león» con su estilo característico, a la vez espeluznante y caprichoso. Después de que el diminuto insecto presuma de haber derrotado a un poderoso león, vuela directamente hacia una telaraña enorme, donde una araña peluda y sonriente lo espera con una mirada traviesa. Las delicadas líneas de tinta y las acuarelas apagadas crean una atmósfera inquietante, con la telaraña geométrica extendiéndose por el cielo como una trampa contra árboles desnudos e invernales. ¡Es un brillante recordatorio visual de que incluso el vencedor puede terminar siendo el almuerzo de otro!

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