Complex sentence: In the near background a dog, symbolizing fidelity, is asleep.The image of a dog usually symbolizes faithfulness, and the fact that it is asleep hints that the woman portrayed is unfaithful.
Split into simpler sentences: In the near background a dog, symbolizing fidelity, is asleep. Although a dog usually symbolizes faithfulness, the fact that it is asleep hints that the woman portrayed is unfaithful.