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Leviathan
Samsonov Igor- Technique
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 160 × 112 cm
- Year
- 2023
A red-robed bishop with a gold conical mitre reclines among five dogs before the towering rib bones of a beached leviathan.
- Style
- Surrealism
- Mood
- Dramatic
- Themes
- Animal · Dogs · Fantasy · Religion
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- Shipping
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- Packing
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About this work
A bearded man wrapped in a scarlet cloak and topped with a tall gold conical mitre reclines barefoot on bare ground, flanked by five collared dogs. Behind him arcs a colossal white rib cage or jawbone, evoking the skeleton of a leviathan, while a walled town burns faintly on the horizon under a churning black sky.
Muted ochres and grays dominate the barren foreground, set against the stark ivory curve of bone and a near-black sky streaked with fire-lit orange. Smooth, controlled brushwork and sharp contours give the scene an eerie, dreamlike stillness, heightening the sense of a solitary figure awaiting judgment amid ruin.
