Ascend From The Underworld

 As today is last day the eastern orthodox easter week and the supposed resurrection of Jeshua. Instead of taking place on the celebrations of this middle-east cult, we look back to the original roots of European man. His myths and the art created to accompany them as another expression of the Aryan folk-soul.

“Orpheus Leading Eurydice from the Underworld” (1861)

by 

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

This painting in particular exhibits a dark atmosphere, and the foreground is composed largely of dark, earthy colors. However, the background of the piece, especially on the left, is filled with a silvery fog. Orpheus and Eurydice, on the right, are leaving the Underworld. The fogginess in the background of the left side surrounds indistinct figures, which are presumably the spirits of the Underworld. These spirits, clutching each other in sorrow, have been won over by Orpheus’ song. Orpheus himself holds a lyre in front of him like a beacon. Orpheus is known to have been incredibly gifted with the lyre, with some myths suggesting that he was taught by Apollo himself. His music, capable of bringing even Hades to tears, guides him out of the Underworld just as his singing charmed his way in. His eyes are fixed ahead because of his deal with Hades: if he leaves the Underworld without looking back at his wife, she will be able to return to him and to life. If he looks back, she will be gone forever. Orpheus is walking quickly and with a powerful stride. He holds his lyre strongly, and his cape is one of the only warm colors in the painting. This is because he is the only living being in the picture. The Eurydice and the spirits are dead. Eurydice, on the other hand, has a blank expression on her face. This is because she is still technically dead while in the Underworld. Her expression and lack of color mirrors the spirits in the background, and her limp wrist, clutched by Orpheus, shows that she is not completely conscious and in control.

One important detail to note is that Eurydice is wearing a wedding dress. This means that she is still in the same clothing that she died in, since she was bitten by a snake on her wedding day. When Orpheus travels down to the Underworld to bring her back, he is wearing good clothes, but not wedding attire. He, alive, has had time to change. However, Eurydice will wear the wedding dress, a reminder of their lost love, for the rest of eternity. The wedding dress also shows the time period of which this painting was created. Traditional wedding attire in Roman times consisted of a flame colored veil, a simple robe with a belt, and a hairstyle that is higher in the front. In 1861, when the piece was painted, they had clothing more similar to ours, including the white dress and veil. The hair is also consistent with the style in the 1860s.

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