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Allegory Of Medical Science, 1914 by Robert Auer (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 month ago by SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/visualarts@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Nonbinary Paracelsus? Bitchin'!

[–] jlow@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Went looking for for interpretations on the meaning of this and found only the evil place but my mind is kinda blown that they all agree that the person in green is a dude:

https://www.reddit.com/r/museum/comments/wpfyo/robert_auer_18731952_allegory_of_medical_science/

(I didn't doubt the opposite and still cant see them being a man)

[–] SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 month ago

I see a feminine figure there.

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 month ago

They both look like women to me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] jlow@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 month ago

Oh, one comment thinks they're both women as well.

[–] jlow@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Some spicy stuff indeed and some really nice lighting work:

https://artliveandbeauty.blogspot.com/2022/05/artist-robert-auer-1873-1952.html

[–] SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

Good link.

[–] OttoboyEmpire@hexbear.net 1 points 1 month ago

okay obviously just cribbed from Klimt's vienna ceiling paintings.