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<p>[QUOTE="sabre123, post: 966516, member: 8258"]I'm going to take a guess at a little of the symbolism of the piece: The goat has often been used in art to depict Satan, and the dog has been used to depict loyalty and fidelity.</p><p><br /></p><p>Given the fact that the dog is sound asleep, while the [rather evil looking] goat is standing and staring at the dog, I'm thinking that it may mean that evil has overtaken good, or something to the effect. Maybe the dirty old men are married and have coerced the young women to disrobe and dance while they played their 'instruments.' Could have a night of heavy debauchery planned.</p><p><br /></p><p>The red garment or blanket by the dog draws attention, and is another clue to the importance of the symbolism.</p><p><br /></p><p>But hey, it could be all of those drugs that I took in the early 70s, too![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="sabre123, post: 966516, member: 8258"]I'm going to take a guess at a little of the symbolism of the piece: The goat has often been used in art to depict Satan, and the dog has been used to depict loyalty and fidelity. Given the fact that the dog is sound asleep, while the [rather evil looking] goat is standing and staring at the dog, I'm thinking that it may mean that evil has overtaken good, or something to the effect. Maybe the dirty old men are married and have coerced the young women to disrobe and dance while they played their 'instruments.' Could have a night of heavy debauchery planned. The red garment or blanket by the dog draws attention, and is another clue to the importance of the symbolism. But hey, it could be all of those drugs that I took in the early 70s, too![/QUOTE]
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