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Heavenly Apollonian Beauty of the Plauges. Painting
Australia
Painting, Oil on Canvas
Size: 31.5 W x 43.3 H x 1.2 D in
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About The Artwork
Oil on Cotton. The Saint Sebastian had prudently concealed his faith, but in 286 was detected. Diocletian reproached him for his supposed betrayal, and he commanded him to be led to a field and there to be bound to a stake so that certain archers from Mauritania would shoot arrows at him. "And the archers shot at him till he was as full of arrows as an urchin," leaving him there for dead. Miraculously, the arrows did not kill him. The widow of Castulus, Irene of Rome, went to retrieve his body to bury it, and she discovered he was still alive. She brought him back to her house and nursed him back to health. Sebastian later stood by a staircase where the emperor was to pass and harangued Diocletian for his cruelties against Christians. This freedom of speech, and from a person whom he supposed to have been dead, greatly astonished the emperor; but, recovering from his surprise, he gave orders for his being seized and beat to death with cudgels, and his body thrown into the common sewer. A pious lady, called Lucina, admonished by the martyr in a vision, got it privately removed, and buried it in the catacombs at the entrance of the cemetery of Calixtus,where now stands the Basilica of St. Sebastian. Sebastian was said to be a defense against the plague. The Golden Legend transmits the episode of a great plague that afflicted the Lombards in the time of King Gumburt, which was stopped by the erection of an altar in honor of Sebastian in the Church of Saint Peter in the Province of Pavia.
Details & Dimensions
Painting:Oil on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:31.5 W x 43.3 H x 1.2 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Box
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Ships From:Australia.
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Australia
Paul Harris is an artist who lives and works in Brisbane, Australia. His main interest is portraiture and figurative painting. He has studied for several years at the Institute of Art at Windsor in Queensland. He has had several group exhibitions and is represented by The Norbertellen Art Gallery in Los Angeles. At present he is working out of The Cabin studio at Tarragindi, Brisbane, which is run by Jugglers Art Space. His aim is to give a sensual and tactile impression on the surface of the linen. The portraits draw upon a range of cultural influence such as Late Baroque, mid 20th century and contemporary style and horror. The artist wants the reader to be both enchanted and repelled by his work. He primarily works in oils and pastels and finds portraiture fascinating as a means of artistic expression. It is one of the oldest forms of art, the creation of life like images from coloured pigment. The contours and features of the face, and the skin tone and texture always present a compelling challenge to the artist. He likes to experiment with colour in his portraits and particularly with flesh colour which can provide a sensual element to the portrait. His aim is to project an image to the viewer of the painting and hope an exchange takes place between the viewer and the work. He wants the viewer’s imagination and thoughts to meet the work of art halfway.
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