Product Description
Titled "La Araucana," the Neoclassical Pop Art Artwork inspired by El Grecoโs โPortrait of the Poet Alonso de Ercilla y Zรบรฑiga", painted in the 1570s, currently at the collection of the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg
The Artwork features Alonso de Ercilla y Zรบรฑiga, a Serving King Philip II of Spain, the Spanish Epic Poet and nobleman was appointed a soldier in the conquest of the Araucanians of Chile. For centuries, the war shaped the economics, politics and social life of Chile.
Ercilla was famed as the author of "La Araucana" (1569โ89), which is considered the most celebrated Renaissance epic poem, and one of the most important works of the Spanish Golden Age (Siglo de Oro). Composed on the battlefield, the poem describes his personal experiences.
Pablo Picasso drew deeply on El Greco throughout his career. El Greco's portrait of the poet hints at the close bond between Painting and Poetry. It draws on the doctrine "ut pictura poesis," Latin for "as is painting so is poetry," a philosophical idea from an earlier theory that Poetry is a speaking picture and painting silent poetry. In the Renaissance, scholars concluded that sight preceded hearing, and so painting was superior. For the sake of science fiction, Pop Art made art experts abandon the academic "grading" science, reshaping the contemporary expression of writing and painting alike.
This Neoclassical Pop Art artwork aims to bridge this ongoing argument, is perfect for lovers of both visual arts and poetry.
Collectible, and an original artwork. An original contemporary painting created by the Neoclassical Pop Art studio. A collectible statement piece for true art lovers, where the old masters and pop culture meet.
- Creator : Neoclassical Pop Art
- Year of Creation : 2018
- Dimensions : 24"x 36"
- Medium : Oil on Canvas
- Movement & Style : Neoclassical Pop Art
- Hand-painted in oil on stretched canvas
