Painting "Hour of the Snake"

Article: EB-20255-291

Size: 70 x 60 cm

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This original work, «Hour of the Snake», was created by contemporary Russian artist Elena Berezina and is available for purchase online.

Elena Berezina's painting «Hour of the Snake» is a meticulously detailed still life with elements of mysticism, alchemy, and astronomy. The work is executed in a dark, rich palette characteristic of night scenes and is filled with symbolism.

At the center of the composition dominates a large snake, its body winding among antique objects. The snake, with a scale pattern reminiscent of a rattlesnake, symbolizes eternity, healing (an association with Asclepius), and secret knowledge.

The surrounding objects are the tools of a sage or alchemist. On the table stand antique clocks with blue-toned dials, symbolizing the passage of time, which in this mystical setting seems to slow down or distort. Nearby are two glasses with amber or dark red liquid (wine or tincture), as well as an antique corkscrew. To the left is a bottle with a lit candle, whose warm yellow light casts reflections on the objects. To the right is a decorative lantern with a candle inside.

In the background is a deep, velvety blue night sky, studded with bright stars and several large mysterious planets or satellites. At the center of this sky shines a huge embossed moon, illuminating the scene with mysterious light. Also visible is a complex astronomical instrument, possibly an armillary sphere or part of an astrolabe.

Elena Berezina's painting is a visual poem about time, mystery, and the connection between earthly knowledge (alchemy, clocks) and cosmic forces (moon, stars). «Hour of the Snake» immerses the viewer in the atmosphere of a mystical night vigil, during which secret knowledge of the world occurs.

This painting can be hung on the wall in your apartment, house, office, restaurant, or hotel, and it will become a wonderful decoration for your interior.

You can buy the painting «Hour of the Snake» online, sized 60 x 70 cm, with secure delivery to the address you specify.

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Artwork's condition:

Perfect

Year of creation of the painting:

2024

Artwork Type:

Original Artwork (One Of A Kind)

Style:

Symbolism

Technic:

Mixed (acrylic+oil)

Support or surface:

Canvas

Topic:

Esotericism

Size:

Medium

Width:

70 cm

Height:

60 cm

Thickness:

2 cm

Framing:

Not (or not applicable)

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Elena Berezina

Yelena Anatolyevna Berezina graduated from the Kharkov Art and Industrial Institute. Member of the Union of Artists of Russia, the UNESCO AIAP Interna ...

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