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Death Of The Gravedigger Analysis

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I sometimes wonder how emotional we become by a symbolized contrasted painting, and how it can find something in each one of us that we can relate to. The moment I look to The Death of the Gravedigger the first thing that catches my attention is the poses of the Angel and how her dark wings are surrounding the man as if there is a sad emotional story bursting through that contrasted composition despite the pure calm snow behind them. The Death of the Gravedigger (1895) by Carlos Schwabe, Symbolist school, oil on canvas. This work belongs to a symbolism movement, as it uses the entire Symbolist signs. Death is represented by the beautiful woman sits to the side of the grave. And her wings look as if it hug and calm the old man while she holds a green light in her hand. And it is certainly a masterful work, where Schwabe has used the positions of the human body to tell the story where the composition and the interaction between the two characters contain countless information, and the attractive use of contrasted ideas and its potent reference to symbolism themes that will relate to most audiences emotionally. …show more content…

Certainly, the scene is within a graveyard covered with light snow in the background. The old man standing within a grave and looking up to an angel, she is dressed in black and holds a green light in her hand that reflects on her neck; while he holds his heart as he looks at her. The old man and angel women clearly show death, but there is life surrounding them. There are small blooms growing out of the snowy ground and a tree branch over them. While the graveyard looks peacefully calm with the untouched

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