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Persephone and Bromios by *Kourete:iconKourete:

Categories Traditional Art > Drawings > Portraits & Figures

©2008-2009 *Kourete
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pencil on paper
no models or reference

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~Surrenderdisco Oct 28, 2008, 8:37:31 PM
I love the looks on their faces.
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~Mahican-Atim Oct 28, 2008, 8:37:55 PM
Truly a masterpiece!!!! :D

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We are spiritual beings on a human journey."
~ Stephen Covey

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~Neurosylum Oct 28, 2008, 8:48:05 PM
Wow, you've uploaded a few in the past few hours! Did you already draw them or are you just uploading old works? Whatever you're doing, the artistry is simply amazing. :)

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*Kourete Oct 28, 2008, 8:52:27 PM
Thanks. I'm trying to color correct the pieces as I go, so they are being uploaded in groups, or as I get to them. They are a mix of old and new.
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=GermanCityGirl Oct 28, 2008, 9:24:48 PM
Is that a split pomegranate atop her key?

I remembered Bromios had an association with Dionysus so I did some quick research. I chuckled when I learned that one of his names was "he of the loud shout"...

thought I would share.

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*Kourete Oct 28, 2008, 9:29:09 PM
Hey GermanCityGirl,

Thanks for the many kind comments. It is a pomegranate on the key. Bacchus the roarer. According to some accounts of the Mystery religion at Eleusis, there was a point in the proceedings where the shout goes up "Bromo has given birth to Bromios! The might has given birth to the mighty!" and refers to the story that Persephone is the mother of Dionysos by Zeus.
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~EthicallyChallenged Oct 29, 2008, 12:05:27 AM
The pillars, the pomegranate, the keyand the scroll are all common with the Popess painting, yet this is another drawing of yours, but that one did not have the wino guy (Bromios/Dionisos). And the cross in the middle... It could mean a hundred things... Are your pieces of art a kind of beacon you send out to the world for other mythology scholars to notice and respond to? They are bugging the hell out of me, also I think it's really cool that they are so loaded with meaning and so good technically. Usually it's either meaning or technique, it's very rare to see both. Congrats.

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*MSDesigns Oct 29, 2008, 12:51:22 AM
Fantastic drawing! Great tones and composition.

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~CyberPhantom Oct 29, 2008, 1:43:40 AM
How long have you been drawing? Where do you take your inspiration?

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~radicaloptimist Oct 29, 2008, 1:55:12 AM
wow...

the words are not enough to describe te beauty of this work

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