I remember studying Flemish painters in school, but don’t recall any work quite like this.
This very posh “Flower Fairies” Christmas card from Marks & Spencer arrived today from my correspondent in Manama, Bahrain.
The doomed maiden rests in the arms of what appears to be an Aztec god, and is clearly overjoyed about it. Her honeymoon, perhaps?
This depiction of Brittania — the symbol of British strength and beauty — is meant to be Queen Victoria.
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