Earthbound

£850

In northern Europe, in the dark ages, ritual human sacrifice was performed to ensure the return of the sun in the spring.

Description

In northern Europe, in the dark ages, ritual human sacrifice was performed to ensure the return of the sun in the spring. The victim was garotted and thrown into a bog. Some of these unfortunates have been found, perfectly preserved by the peat in which they lay for a thousand years. Their world was replete with symbols of death and re-birth and this painting is drawn diagrammatically from scenes on the magnificent GUNDESTRUP cauldron (A.D. 400) a votive offering found in a Danish bog.

Height: 40"
Width: 24"
Medium: Oil On Canvas
Year: 1991
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