This painting shows a man playing a trumpet as he is falling or flying and a lion walking on a ledge. Daylight is breaking in through the skyline giving the dark to light effect. The story in the painting is that a wild lion came to the city walking proudly above everyone showing its superiority. Its saying that “I don’t have to hide from anyone, you all are my pray”. The city, as its waking in the morning, is unaware of the lion and its intention of taking over. This is when the falling man or guardian angel comes down playing a trumpet trying to wake up the city and warn it of the terrifying lion. The dichotomy is that since the man is in the lighter half of the painting he represents a guardian of the city and since the lion is in the darker half it represents a predator.
