https://padlet.com/f_mazzoleni68/j8dv4v1al5jk en-us 2018-11-03 14:10:47 UTC 2026-02-21 00:05:08 UTC hello@padlet.com f_mazzoleni68 https://padlet.com/f_mazzoleni68/j8dv4v1al5jk/wish/300066702  In the Middle Age tigers were painted in the "bestiary", usually represented with a mirror.]]> 2018-11-03 14:15:38 UTC https://padlet.com/f_mazzoleni68/j8dv4v1al5jk/wish/300066702 f_mazzoleni68 https://padlet.com/f_mazzoleni68/j8dv4v1al5jk/wish/300067381 A legend that comes from Aristotle tells that hunters of tiger puppies left a path of mirrors behind them because the  mother, looking at herself  in the mirrors, stops chasing the men.]]> 2018-11-03 14:22:19 UTC https://padlet.com/f_mazzoleni68/j8dv4v1al5jk/wish/300067381 f_mazzoleni68 https://padlet.com/f_mazzoleni68/j8dv4v1al5jk/wish/300068646 Delacroix painted " Tiger against snake". In this pastel there is a ferocious  tiger that is going to attach. It's represented in the moment of maximum power. We can see the     " fearful simmetry" mentioned by Blake.]]> 2018-11-03 14:33:06 UTC https://padlet.com/f_mazzoleni68/j8dv4v1al5jk/wish/300068646 f_mazzoleni68 https://padlet.com/f_mazzoleni68/j8dv4v1al5jk/wish/300070078 In "Surprise" (1891) , Henri Rousseau represented a tiger that  is about to jump over a prey with all his power. The scene is set in a rainy day in the middle of the jungle, so the painter wanted to underline that a tiger is always dangerous , even in bad conditions. This image is close to that of Blake: a powerful animal  able to face everything.]]> 2018-11-03 14:45:24 UTC https://padlet.com/f_mazzoleni68/j8dv4v1al5jk/wish/300070078 f_mazzoleni68 https://padlet.com/f_mazzoleni68/j8dv4v1al5jk/wish/300071832 in "Tiger head" LIgabue shows a frightening tiger with a open mouth ready to bite. It is the absolute protagonist because the animal occupies almost the whole canvas. ]]> 2018-11-03 15:00:15 UTC https://padlet.com/f_mazzoleni68/j8dv4v1al5jk/wish/300071832 f_mazzoleni68 https://padlet.com/f_mazzoleni68/j8dv4v1al5jk/wish/300676897 Here we can see a tiger "in the forests of the night" in the common image of the fight between the two animals.]]> 2018-11-05 19:14:09 UTC https://padlet.com/f_mazzoleni68/j8dv4v1al5jk/wish/300676897