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Mikołaj Sobczak
Ravens, 2022Watercolor, wax and collage on paperSigned, dated and titled versoPaper dimensions:
30 x 40 cm / 11.8 x 15.7 inches
Framed dimensions:
36.6 x 46.8 cm / 14.4 x 18.4 inchesB-MSOBCZAK-.23-0023The scene depicted in this watercolor references 'Metamorphoses' by Ovid. Specifically, a scene where Phaethon has fallen to the ground from Apollo’s chariot, and his lifeless body is being mercilessly...The scene depicted in this watercolor references 'Metamorphoses' by Ovid. Specifically, a scene where Phaethon has fallen to the ground from Apollo’s chariot, and his lifeless body is being mercilessly picked at by a swarm of ravens. Soon his lover Cycnus will find the body and, crying of grief, will be turned into a swan by the gods — one of the few animals that may form long-lasting, monogamous relationships.
