A Caça ao Tigre
Nicolas Lancret is usually famous for lighthearted, flirtatious garden parties, so this violent jungle scene is a wild departure! A tiger is shown mid-attack on a fallen hunter, jaws wide, while a rider on a rearing horse raises a spear to intervene. The panic is real—just look at the guy in the background who has scrambled halfway up a palm tree to escape the beast. It’s a great example of how Rococo artists sometimes dabbled in exotic, dramatic themes beyond just fancy picnics.
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- Oil painting
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