Filatures de la Lys Frans Masereel woodcut

Filatures de la Lys

Frans Masereel

1956

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Horizontally arranged in two rows are the Seven Virtues each represented by a classicaly dressed woman with a symbol of her virtue and below her a historical figure who was famous for that virtue From left to right there is Prudence with Solon Justice with King Solomon Faith with St Peter Charity with St John the Evangelist Hope with St James the Greater Fortitude with Samson and Temperance with Scipio Africanus
Two flying female figures and a young child populate the upper left In the lower right a young winged figure catches an older male figure who falls through the air on his back In the background on the right a figure blows a trumpet
Paysage de Montagnes Mountain Landscape Gustave Doré oil on canvas
The painting is dominated by a seated female figure gazing directly at the viewer She wears a dress of white and gold material edged in red with long gauzy sleeves a red head covering and elaborately decorated jewelry including a headband earrings multiple necklaces bracelets and rings She holds a staff in her proper right hand and a long decorated pin in her left Before her is a doll dressed in a medieval costume with a pin stuck through his heart A tall slender candle is just behind her proper right arm On the other side is a table covered with a cloth On the table is a platter with a skull and an upside down crucifix The female figure is seated within a pentacle inscribed on the floor another is directly behind her on the wall Also on the back wall to the left of the pentacle is a skeleton to the right of the pentacle is a series of numbers inscribed in squares