dcd@rkf@ntsy. Low-angle medium close-up framed tightly on an elderly man with a regal bearing, thick white curly hair and a full white beard and deep striking blue eyes staring to the right into the distance, seated beside a massive lion in the sunlight which is staring directly at the viewer. The man wears an ornate green robe draped over his shoulder, gold and bronze bracers on his forearm, and a detailed pendant around his neck. His right arm rests firmly on the lion’s back, fingers splayed through the animal’s thick tawny mane. The lion sits upright in the foreground, facing directly at the camera, its piercing yellow eyes alert and powerful, its mane voluminous with subtle highlights. Warm sunlight streams from the left, casting sharp shadows on the stone wall behind them, accentuating the textures of fur, skin, and fabric, with the background fading into shadow.