Tag: Nude
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Body Skull
In Voluptas Mors Philippe Halsman / Salvador Dalí A tribute to the iconic image. Voluptas the Roman goddess of pleasure Mors the personification of death In pleasure, death A dark sentiment, attributed to Dali’s fixation on immortality. The work certainly continues to fascinate. But it is not that simple. Voluptas is the Roman goddess of…
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Diminished yet Not – Ceres and Her Search
Ceres is the Goddess of agriculture, grain crops, fertility and motherly relationships. Here we see her on her serpent-drawn chariot searching through the night for her daughter Proserpina, whom has been kidnapped by Pluto/Hades/Dis. During her search the growth of crops stops and people starve as a consequence. I wanted to build an image, based…