No. 5–The Dog and the Crocodile

1950 Image: 40.7 x 29 cm (16 x 11 7/16 in.); Sheet: 53.3 x 36.8 cm (21 x 14 1/2 in.)
https://clevelandart.org/art/1952.214

Antonio Frasconi portrays a fable by ancient Roman author Phaedrus about the value of caution when enemies pose as friends: a dog avoids being eaten by a crocodile while drinking from the river in which the creature lives. The preparatory drawings show how Frasconi began by co...

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