This is a child portrait of the goddess Hygieia. She was a healer and prevented the spread of disease. She was often depicted as a young woman with one snake and a bowl. The snake represents the delivery of medicine as well as a courier of spirits from the underworld.
Gustav Klimt has a spectacular rendition of Hygieia that I used for inspiration. Go ahead and google that! You know you want to.
2 comments:
Hey Christina,
You have a nice blog, this "visual alphabet" idea is really cool, looking forward to seeing more! see you in class.
-Lisandro
Thanks for following Lisandro! See you next week.
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