Product Description
A single mint field cools the portrait for reading rooms and studies, and lets the poet's gaze do the talking. The mint is Neoclassical Pop Art's choice: a one-colour Pop take that becomes a new painting.
“La Araucana: The Poet” in mint is Neoclassical Pop Art's one-colour tribute to “Portrait of the Poet Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga”, which El Greco painted in the 1570s; the portrait belongs to the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg. A single cool field lets the poet's gaze lead.
The Artwork features Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, a Spanish Epic Poet and nobleman serving King Philip II of Spain who appointed him as a soldier in the conquest of the Araucanians of Chile. A war that shaped the economics, politics, and social life of Chile for centuries.
Ercilla was famed as the author of "La Araucana: The Poet" (1569–89), which is considered the most celebrated Renaissance epic poem, and one of the most important works of the Spanish Golden Age (Siglo de Oro). The poem composed on the battlefield describes his personal experiences.
Pablo Picasso was greatly influenced by El Greco throughout his career. El Greco's portrait of the poet hints at the tight connection between Painting and Poetry. A concept sourcing from the doctrine "ut pictura poesis", a Latin phrase meaning "as is painting so is poetry," a philosophical idea that originated from an earlier theory that Poetry is a speaking picture and painting silent poetry. During the Renaissance, scholars determined that painting was superior concluding sight preceded hearing. Pop Art forced art experts to abandon the academic "grading" science for the sake of science fiction, which affected the contemporary expression of both writing and painting.
This Neoclassical Pop Art artwork aims to bridge this ongoing argument, is perfect for lovers of both visual arts and poetry.
A collectible original artwork. Created by the Neoclassical Pop Art studio as an original contemporary painting.
Quiet colour for quiet rooms.
Made for true art lovers, it is a collectible statement piece where the old masters meet pop culture.
- Creator : Neoclassical Pop Art
- Year of Creation : 2018
- Dimensions : Available in 4 sizes, from 16"x24" (41x61 cm) to 48"x72" (122x183 cm), or a custom size on request
- Medium : Oil on Canvas
- Movement & Style : Neoclassical Pop Art
- Hand-painted in oil on stretched canvas
