LUCIFER by anmes

Photography • Mythology • posted on Feb 21, 2012

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Today was a visit to Birmingham Art gallery and museum. In the entrance hall was this magnificent statue of Lucifer by Jacob Epstein. inspired by Milton's Paradise Lost. Lucifer was the bringer of light and the most beautiful of all the angels. He dared to challenge the power of God and was cast into Hell. The statue shows him with hands extended downwards towards the fires of Hell. Epstein used a female model for the head and male for the body, giving a feeling of ambiguity. Very powerful work.

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jgkane

5:18PM | Tue, 21 February 2012

Lightbringer, yes I remember that from school, my friend. A superbly composed and observed sculpture. I love art galleries, but many have such queues, or are so hard to reach by public transport, that each visit turns into an expedition. As Christians start the season of Lent tomorrow, this picture reminds us that it is a time of testing. A bit like a girl or boy in the second team for netball or football, being placed by their coach into the first team to see if they can make it there. Challenging but exhilarating when it is seized and acted upon. Obstructions become opportunities. Life suddenly becomes so much more deep in detail and more interesting in experience. Thanks for sharing this image, my friend. Warm regards ( well mild anyway ) from a damp Glasgow, John.

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