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<p>[QUOTE="ValerieK, post: 4233371, member: 7360"]Could well be, perhaps not just power but a benevolent use of the power, they look surprisingly tame. So much symbolism, it's a bit like a medieval painting! Do you have any ideas who the print might be intended for? Maybe doctors practising treatment with venom had it on their surgery walls, to reassure their less literate patients with the message that snake venom is not to be feared?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ValerieK, post: 4233371, member: 7360"]Could well be, perhaps not just power but a benevolent use of the power, they look surprisingly tame. So much symbolism, it's a bit like a medieval painting! Do you have any ideas who the print might be intended for? Maybe doctors practising treatment with venom had it on their surgery walls, to reassure their less literate patients with the message that snake venom is not to be feared?[/QUOTE]
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