Forbidden Fruit
My painting of Eve about to bite a pomegranate in the moonlight.
Pomegranate, pomum (apple) & granatus (seeds). Some theologians believe that the "real" forbidden fruit was a pomegranate (a common fruit in the middle east), rather than an apple (that bare's no fruit unless it's exposed to freezing temperatures for extended number of days).
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I love it. In my Eden, it would probably be a persimmon =P
I second that. Persimmon is the greatest fruit right? Not quite as visually beautiful as a pomegranate for this painting though. You've done such a lovely job on this Anka :)
ooohh i love ripe persimmons, we used to have a persimmon tree in our backyard in russia, soo good.
That's right, the original forbidden fruit was a pomegranate. Persephone also ate 6 pomegranate seeds offered by Hades which bound her to the underworld.
damn this is dope.....acrylic? oil?
Thank you sir! Oil
this would tie in with Persephone and Demeter - the fruit that tied her to the underworld:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persephone#Abduction_myth
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yes! and if you go deeper into the rabbit hole it also ties with the underworld and you get the duality between life/sexuality and death... which is why I made the lighting in the painting emulate nighttime - Lilith.
I remember Lilith - I was married to her once (almost killed me) 😱 .... kidding, of course. Maybe I shouldn't talk about my ex that way 😉
haha too late, she mast have been a femme fatale :) in all the good and bad ways.
So that's the blue rage thingy eh? 😛
Hehe amazing painting @ankapolo! 😃
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haha! definitely part of the blue frenzy :D
Thank you @meloo182. for your support!
Means a lot me.
I love this... It strengthens the symbolic connection between Eve and Persephone. Nice work.
absolutely! Persephone, Eve and the fruit itself are all symbols for fertility, femininity and seduction.
BTW, i loved your videos, very esoteric and provocative experience.
thank you! 🙏💕
Berry Nice
yummmm
Very nice!
thanks
Very cool. Reminds me a little of a Caravaggio. I like the different blue hues! very cool!
wow, that's very flattering! thank you... i wish i had the skill to paint lighting as good, and with only candle light to aid me.
Nice
yeah! :)