Saint Vessel: a dip into the surreal.
Bugheart made an allusion to Saint Lucia (or Saint Lucy) the other day.
Intrigued, it got me researching.
I found a 1521 painting of her by Domenico Beccafumi. It's in a very mannerist style, the proportions are quite distorted but what really fascinates me about this particular depiction is a surrealistic detail:
The allergorical meaning of which I still haven't got to the bottom of. But it does make for an unusual episode of vessel wednesday.
Intrigued, it got me researching.
I found a 1521 painting of her by Domenico Beccafumi. It's in a very mannerist style, the proportions are quite distorted but what really fascinates me about this particular depiction is a surrealistic detail:
The allergorical meaning of which I still haven't got to the bottom of. But it does make for an unusual episode of vessel wednesday.
posted by Carson at 5:04 pm
7 Comments:
Not so surreal - legend has it that she died after torture that included having her eyes gouged out. Apparently this is the traditional depiction of her.
it's telling me sacred / chalice / soul.
Nice one, Carson.
Slick.
now you've got me wondering what those eyes mean.
great approach to vessel wednesday.
What an interesting spin on Vessel Wednesday! I'm digging it.
Another saint who served parts of herself? St. Agatha.
Zurbaran's painting of her can be found here: http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/z/zurbaran/1/index.html
I love Zurbara's still life paintings. He uses lots of allegorical vessels in his work.
she was always
my favorite saint.
why i am
not sure.
she can be
our patron
saint
of vessels.
Oooo, I love the eyes in the vessel, nice.
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