ALEXANDER KANEVSKY PAINTING "FOUR RIVERS" (2018) HOMAGE TO GIANLORENZO BERNINI AND PETER PAUL RUBENS.IN KANEVSKY'S PAINTING WOMEN AND BEASTS SYMBOLIZING EACH CIVILIZATION CRESCENT ABOUT EACH RIVER: TIGER FOR GANGES. LION FOR NILE, BEAR FOR DENUBE, JAGUAR FOR RIO DE LA PLACA; A WOMAN, AS OFTEN IS THE CASE WITH KANEVSKY IS SYMBOLIC TO A NATIVITY AND MOTHERLAND;BERNINI'S PIAZZA NAVONA, ROME SCULPTURE HAS GIANT HUMAN (MALE) FIGURES OUTSTANDINGLY PLASTIC AND EXPRESSIVE, SYMBOLIC OF EACH RIVER;RUBENS ALSO USES ANIMALS AS SYMBOLS.

 ALEXANDER KANEVSKY PAINTING "FOUR RIVERS" (2018) HOMAGE TO GIANLORENZO BERNINI AND PETER PAUL RUBENS.

IN KANEVSKY'S PAINTING WOMEN AND BEASTS SYMBOLIZING EACH CIVILIZATION CRESCENT ABOUT EACH RIVER: TIGER FOR GANGES. LION FOR NILE, BEAR FOR DENUBE, JAGUAR FOR RIO DE LA PLACA; A WOMAN, AS OFTEN IS THE CASE WITH KANEVSKY IS SYMBOLIC TO A NATIVITY AND MOTHERLAND;

BERNINI'S PIAZZA NAVONA, ROME SCULPTURE HAS GIANT HUMAN (MALE) FIGURES OUTSTANDINGLY PLASTIC AND EXPRESSIVE, SYMBOLIC OF EACH RIVER;

RUBENS ALSO USES ANIMALS AS SYMBOLS.