The Knight, Death and the Devil. Print - Limited Edition of 100

The original work measuring 680x 960 mm has been purchased with the support of the Leicester Museum Trust and can now be seen as part of the Leicester Museum's permanent collection. Please note I am only selling a limited number of high-quality Giclee prints that are A3 copies of this work. The works will be accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity. They are not numbered, as this is an open edition. Prints are made on request, therefore please allow a longer lead time prior to posting.

Here is a short extract from a comprehensive blog post about this work:

On day ten as I was nearing completion, three objects and their meanings were incorporated. From right to left: books symbolising knowledge and the ignorance of history, at our peril. The world map is a metaphor for the small planet we occupy and how our world can so easily be destroyed by violence and hate. Finally, the dahlias. I wanted to symbolise fragile hope. The symbolism of the dahlias: staying graceful under pressure, especially in challenging situations; drawing upon inner strength to succeed; travelling and making a major life change in a positive way. The skulls are symbols of our ephemeral selves, the one to the left near the date plaque borrowed from Durer, the one in the centre, a small child’s skull was placed there by me. It is possibly the saddest part of the composition.

Finally, four shadows are cast from various angles in the foreground. They represent the four horsemen of the apocalypse. Each comes from an unexpected direction. One is the shadow of a survivor. Pestilence, War, Famine, and Death. The Christian apocalyptic vision is that the Four Horsemen are to set a divine apocalypse upon the world as harbingers of the Last Judgment.

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