2006, Cecily Brown, The Adoration of the Lamb -- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) (special exhibition)
From the museum label: Renowned for her works' bold color, Brown here makes daring use of purple, historically one of Western art's most opulent hues. Before the advent of modern chemical dyes made the color commonplace, ancient and medieval Mediterranean civilizations extracted it from tiny snails, reserving purple for the garments of emperors and high priests. In The Adoration of the Lamb, luscious tones of lavender, magenta, periwinkle, and mauve evoke reverence for a shimmering apparition – something otherworldly and mystical.
Link to other paintings from the “Cecily Brown: Death and the Maid” exhibition.
2006, Cecily Brown, The Adoration of the Lamb -- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) (special exhibition)
From the museum label: Renowned for her works' bold color, Brown here makes daring use of purple, historically one of Western art's most opulent hues. Before the advent of modern chemical dyes made the color commonplace, ancient and medieval Mediterranean civilizations extracted it from tiny snails, reserving purple for the garments of emperors and high priests. In The Adoration of the Lamb, luscious tones of lavender, magenta, periwinkle, and mauve evoke reverence for a shimmering apparition – something otherworldly and mystical.
Link to other paintings from the “Cecily Brown: Death and the Maid” exhibition.