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Artwork Spotlight
Alexandre Yang
Le Lion et le Léopard, 2026Oil on wood, Artist frame in French oak163 × 83 cm (64 ⅛ × 32 ⅝ in) framedCopyright The ArtistFurther images
The artist's partner puts an end to a devil — an anthropomorphic lion symbolising conformism. In French heraldry the leopard is the lion's bastard brother; she proudly bears the leopard...The artist's partner puts an end to a devil — an anthropomorphic lion symbolising conformism. In French heraldry the leopard is the lion's bastard brother; she proudly bears the leopard to bring down the lion, embracing her own dreams over what society had planned for her — a reference to the life of artists. Her shield, too, defies heraldic code, as if she were forcing her way into the world.
Reference: Bartolomé Bermejo, Saint Michael Triumphs over the Devil, 1468. National Gallery, London https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/bartolome-bermejo-saint-michael-triumphs-over-the-devil
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