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"Jormungandr" by leon goodman
£400.00
BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS "Jormungandr".
This Goodman painting capturing Jormungandr fighting his arch enemy the
Thunder God Thor. Jormungandr is the child of the God Loki. Loki threw
his child into the sea. The serpent grew so large that he was able to
surround the Earth and grasp his own tail.
When he lets go the world will end!!!
The painting depicts the second
battle between Thor and the serpent. This encounter came when Thor went
fishing with the giant Hymir. When Hymir refused to provide Thor with
bait, Thor struck the head off Hymir's largest ox to use as such. Thor
then prepared a strong line and a large hook, which Jörmungandr
bit. Thor pulled the serpent from the water, whereupon the two faced one
another! The serpent dribbled poison (see pic) Hymir went pale with
fear, and as Thor grabbed his hammer to kill the
serpent, the giant cut the line, leaving the serpent to sink beneath the
waves... This encounter with Thor seems to have been one of the most
popular motifs in Norse art. Four picture stones that have been linked
with the myth include the Altuna Runestone, Ardre VIII image stone, the
Hordum stone and the Gosforth Cross. A stone slab that may be a portion
of a second cross at Gosforth also shows a fishing scene using an ox
head.
Of these, the Ardre VIII stone is the most interesting, with a man
entering a house where an ox is standing, and another scene showing two
men using a spear to fish.
If the stone is correctly interpretted as depicting this myth, it
demonstrates that the myth was in a stable form for about 500 years !!
In the third battle Thor finally kills Jormungandr!!!!!!!
......BY THE SUPERB LEON GOODMAN WHO IS AN ACCOMPLISHED ARTIST HAVING BEEN A FINALIST AT THE GARRICK-MILNE PRIZE. HE HAS MANY OF HIS WORKS SOLD AT CHRISTIES. Measurements height 20 inches by 16 inches.
Oil on Canvas .............Box Framed
Wikipedia; leon goodman asgard-arts.comGUARANTEED TO BE 100% ORIGINAL AND GENUINE WITH C.O.A. Leon Goodman has been a professional artist for the majority of his working life. His work has been sold at The Omell Gallery, Ascot, as well as Christies, the fine art auction house in London. Many of his works have sold to the U.S for thousands of pounds. (Please check out www.leon-goodman.com ) Since seeing his work, Risborough Art Gallery have made him a regularly featured artist. Leon’s philosophy is that it is not the delineation of the subject which is important, but its fragmentation. He believes a strictly photographic image does not allow the viewer to participate in the painting. If the image is fragmented, the viewer can imagine for himself the missing parts and involve himself in the creation of the whole image. The viewer has seen his own interpretation of the fragmented images; the next viewer may see something different.100% GOLD POWERSELLER.