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马伦戈,波拿巴是阿拉伯人吗-查尔斯·汉密尔顿·史密斯
~ Marengo, Bonapartes Arab (1837) --Charles Hamilton Smith (English, 1776-1859)
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我是朗斯洛特·杜莱克爵士,1917年-纽厄尔匡威八号
-For the illustration, Wyeth depicts the pivotal moment at which Launcelot, in blue, speaks the only words that will enrage Turquine, in red: \"I AM Sir Launcelot du Lake, King Ban\'s son of Benwick, and knight of the Round Table\" (Lanier, p. 38). Realizing a truce is impossible because of his identity, the \"unmasked\" Launcelot pounces like a lion on Turquine and beheads him.
For the present illustration, Wyeth positions Launcelot with his back to the picture plane so that the reader-viewer steps into his armor, feeling both his bloodied elbow and powerful stature. Wyeth likewise captures the complexity of Turquine\'s persona, his muscled physique, hunched-over shoulders signaling exhaustion, and his expression of hatred. Background details further amplify the tense atmosphere: Launcelot\'s slain horse littering the field; Sir Gaheris, defeated by Turquine, sitting dejected with his hands bound; astride her white horse, the damsel scout nervously watching the fight; and on top of the hill, Turquine\'s shadowed castle, in whose dungeon 64 lives are at stake.