THE FALL OF LUCIFER Print

The Fall of Lucifer This drawing is a symbolic illustration of the expulsion of Lucifer from heaven as recounted by the prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel in the Christian Bible. My picture is not a literal interpretation but uses symbolism to turn the text into a visual image. The four main symbols used are as follows. Wormlike shapes represent the image of death and decay in the text. The white scroll in the centre of the picture is symbolic of the word of the Lord that came to the two prophets and which they wrote down. The grotesque face on the right side is a representation of the destruction of Satan at a future date in time. The last piece of symbolism is that the 'threadlike' shapes meandering to the ground represent both the expulsion of Lucifer and the future roles on earth of both the false-prophet and the beast which appear in another prophetic book, the book of the revelation of St John. I apologise if this all sounds rather convoluted, but unfortunately biblical prophecy is renowned by theologians and scholars for it's complexity of ideas, symbols and time-lines. I have tried to express something of the original text's complexity in the spirit of my own picture. Ezekiel is my favourite prophets simply because of the visual richness of the word pictures he paints. I can do no better than to refer you to the two main passages of scripture that this picture illustrates. Isaiah chapter 14 and Ezekiel chapter 28. A easy to read translation such as The Message bible is a good place to start. The drawing is made using professional grade materials. The paper for example is Daler Rowney smooth heavyweight artists quality paper which takes ink drawing very well. It is a slightly pale cream colour rather than a bright white colour. The paper sheet is exactly 42x59.4cm. Anthony Martin 21/09/2024