Anthony Cudahy
The Lovers (Triumph of Death), 2025
Oil on linen
152.4 x 182.8 cm | 60 x 72 in
A version of the lovers in an apocalyptic scene trope (best seen in Bruegels’ the Triumph of Death, 1568). The figures are also a pose reference to the twinned lovers...
A version of the lovers in an apocalyptic scene trope (best seen in Bruegels’ the Triumph of Death, 1568). The figures are also a pose reference to the twinned lovers in Derek Jarman’s The Garden. They form a sort of infinity symbol and are completely oblivious to the destruction just beyond the wall. The book has the quilting pattern for the quilt in the corresponding painting. A double wedding ring quilting pattern. The guitar will have one snapped string.