In his hunting scenes Snyders quite obviously followed Rubens’s example, adopting the dynamic depiction of the aggressive animals in particular. This painting was construed as an illustration of a fable on the subject of blind jealousy—through the means of a lion that fails to catch its prey due to its excessive lust for the chase. There is, however, no clear indication of such an interpretation. In fact, the painting is more a display of effectfully staged animal motifs.