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The painting -St Agatha- (2008) by Annael (Anelia Pavlova), artist, after the (classical) music of Shostakovich

St Agatha

2008

Oil on Belgian linen, 102 x 76 cm

The music

Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)
Works: String Quartets 6, 8, 9
Suggested performance: Shostakovich Quartet or Beethoven Quartet. (recording label: Shostakovich Quartet on Olympia or Regis labels, or Beethoven Quartet on Doremi Records.)

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Synopsis

This painting speaks about the humble offer Man can give to the Gods from his own life, as a fruit. The pomegranates are an old symbol of suffering; and indeed, life on Earth contains many sufferings which one must endure. She is partially naked, and this nakedness is also a symbol - of the vulnerability and fragility of the earthly life.