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<blockquote data-quote="CleverNickName" data-source="post: 8365707" data-attributes="member: 50987"><p>Here's one of my favorite paintings, "The Angel of Death." It was painted in 1881 by Evelyn DeMorgan. It depicts Death as the classic "Grim Reaper" complete with black wings and the scythe, but as a bringer of comfort and relief, not ruin. The angel touches the woman tenderly, bearing his weight on his scythe as a means of support as he kneels low before the woman, putting himself in the position of a servant (or even a lover, as some critics have suggested.)</p><p></p><p>The woman's expression suggests that Death is welcomed, not feared. She is seated, in a position of weakness, her skin is pale and her eyes are sunken, and she wears the color red; many art critics suggest that this points to a lingering wasting illness (perhaps tuberculosis, which was rampant at the time of the painting.)</p><p></p><p>The landscape to the left of the painting is dry and barren, but is lush and fertile to the right, suggesting that the angel is also the bringer of renewal...a necessary part of life.</p><p></p><p>In this painting, Death is not evil. Death is neither cruel nor destructive.</p><p></p><p>All this to say, I don't think Death is "evil" any more than "fire" or "life" is evil. It's just...Death.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]141797[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CleverNickName, post: 8365707, member: 50987"] Here's one of my favorite paintings, "The Angel of Death." It was painted in 1881 by Evelyn DeMorgan. It depicts Death as the classic "Grim Reaper" complete with black wings and the scythe, but as a bringer of comfort and relief, not ruin. The angel touches the woman tenderly, bearing his weight on his scythe as a means of support as he kneels low before the woman, putting himself in the position of a servant (or even a lover, as some critics have suggested.) The woman's expression suggests that Death is welcomed, not feared. She is seated, in a position of weakness, her skin is pale and her eyes are sunken, and she wears the color red; many art critics suggest that this points to a lingering wasting illness (perhaps tuberculosis, which was rampant at the time of the painting.) The landscape to the left of the painting is dry and barren, but is lush and fertile to the right, suggesting that the angel is also the bringer of renewal...a necessary part of life. In this painting, Death is not evil. Death is neither cruel nor destructive. All this to say, I don't think Death is "evil" any more than "fire" or "life" is evil. It's just...Death. [ATTACH type="full" width="547px" alt="Angel of Death.png"]141797[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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