Mythological Symbolic Female Figure, 2015, Oil on Canvas

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Mythological nude oil painting on panel portraying a reclining female figure on a Mediterranean shore, reimagining Penelope from Homeric myth. … Read more Mythological nude oil painting on panel portraying a reclining female figure on a Mediterranean shore, reimagining Penelope from Homeric myth. This large-format figurative painting by Sula Repani reinterprets the myth of Penelope—not as the passive wife awaiting Odysseus, but as a woman suspended in her own world of memory, longing and transformation. Painted in oil on panel, Penélope presents the protagonist resting nude on a golden shore, her eyes half-closed, surrounded by references to sea voyages, mythological animals and imagined onlookers. A ship sails in the background, dolphins leap through blue waters, and a dark silhouette emerges in the foreground, possibly Odysseus—or her own shadow. with a palette of ochres, turquoise, siennas and smoke tones, this symbolic figurative painting builds a richly imagined landscape of inner and outer geographies. Repani, born in Greece and based in Galicia, uses oil with a soft, narrative brush to navigate between cultural memory and feminine agency. The figure of Penelope becomes both historical and contemporary—a reflection of desire, strength and waiting as an act of will. Technical details: Title: Penélope Medium: Oil on wood panel Support: Panel Dimensions: 122 x 150 cm (unframed) Framed dimensions: [por completar] Year: 2015 Condition: Excellent Installation: Ready to hang This piece has an attribution mark,
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