CLAIRE MILNER British, b. 1966
Truth, 2024
Acrylic on box canvas
70 x 100 cm
Signed and dated 2024 verso
Painting with a female figure and lion within a luscious jungle landscape.
‘Truth’ references ‘Una and the Lion’ depicted by Briton Riviere, inspired by ‘The Faerie Queene’, one of the great long poems in the English language, written in the 16th century by Edmund Spenser. The Faerie Queene is notable for its rich use of language, and its innovative verse form, the Spenserian stanza. An epic poem, characterized by its extensive use of allegory, the characters, events, and settings all represent abstract qualities, concepts, and moral or ethical ideas. It delves into themes of chivalry, morality, and the power of good over evil. It follows the adventures of several knights, each of whom represents a different virtue, and Una who represents truth.