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GSV3-french-cornelion

The image is centered below the text of the poem it illustrates, “Cornelion and Amethyst.” The image is outlined in a black, rectangular border, in portrait orientation. In the foreground of an idyllic hilly landscape are three pale-skinned figures: Cornelian, Amethyst, and the infant Born-of-Sorrow. Cornelian stands on the left, in full figure, and is naked except for skins that cover his loins and a broad-rimmed hat. He stands atop green grass scattered with red poppies, gaze fixed upward. At centre right, purple-robed Amethyst semi-reclines on a rock, her eyes closed, and her head tilted back. Her long golden hair streams down to her waist. Below her, the naked Born-of-Sorrow picks flowers. In the background, a river retreats into the horizon amid purple hills topped with green forests. White clouds swirl against a light blue sky. The artist’s monogram is in the bottom right corner of the frame.