The Trojan Horse | Colin Middleton | 1942 18th Century The landscape is unsettled—trees lean

The landscape is unsettled—trees lean

characteristic of Mednyánszky’s deeply human and emotionally restrained vision

usually dated to the 1810s

the viewer is presented with a view of the Thames River at night

while the sky is painted in a pale

The Trojan Horse | Colin Middleton | 1942 18th Century The landscape is unsettled—trees lean"The Trojan Horse" (1942) by Colin Middleton is a surrealist painting that fuses dreamlike imagery with haunting symbolism. A skeletal, mannequin like figure stands rigidly in a cradle like structure, evoking both a scarecrow and a puppet. Its twisted expression and tattered form suggest vulnerability and decay. In the foreground, a toy soldier rides a rocking horse, injecting a sense of eerie innocence. Against a barren, desolate landscape with