England The source for this picture was an 11th century legend retold by Sir Kenelm Digby in 'Broadstone of Honour'. The hero of the legend was a knight called John Gualberto, who was later canonised. England This painting shows a scene from Apuleius' The Golden Ass. It depicts Cupid's first sight of Psyche, whome he was sent to destroy by Venus, jealous of Psyche's beauty.
Psyche sleeps in a bower of roses, by a marble pool, in an atmosphere of hushed beauty.
USA This painting tells the story of a seven year old boy whose throat was cut for singing a Christian song in a Jewish city in Asia, but miraculously continued to sing when the Virgin Mary placed grain in his mouth. He died soon afterwards and was buried as a martyr. The flower symbolism of the white lily represents purity, that of the red poppy consolation, the dwarf sunflower adoration and the wallflower fidelity in adversity. The background, however, is altered, a city replacing the landscape. The background, however, is altered, a city replacing the landscape.