Ascension by JoeJarrah
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Description
Continuing the occasional series of works inpired by great pre-raphaelite inspired paintings; this one derives from Burne-Jones "King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid", which is itself an illustration of a story form a 17th century ballad. It tells of a fictitious African King, Cophetua who falls in love from afar with a grey-clad beggar girl, Penelephon. Walking out into the street, he scatters coins for the beggars to gather and when Penelophon comes forward, he tells her that she is to be his wife. She agrees and becomes queen. The couple live happily and are much loved by their people.
Pretty much every depiction of the story has the principles as distinctly un-African; on occasion Cophetua is a little swarthy, but Penelophon is invariably depicted as snow-white, so I thought I'd redress the balance with this version!
Comments (6)
PhthaloBlue
Great story and beautiful renders!
eekdog
she is dynamite looking.
UteBigSmile
These 2 graphics are looking just great, I thank you for visiting my gallery and wish you all the best!
Wolfenshire
Spectacular scene, I really it.
Saby55
This is so beautiful. Lovely work! 👍🙋♂️
RodS Online Now!
This is wonderful, my friend! A most delightful artwork inspired by the story.