Ignorance, Envy & Jealousy

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Painted by James Ward, ‘Ignorance, Envy and Jealousy’ remains true to his symbolic style of painting. The oil canvas captures an authoritative and yet perennial battle between the forces of good and evil. Truth is depicted as a woman dressed in white flowing robes and a Bible in her lap. Three deformed and ghoulish forms on the left hand side figuratively speak of Ignorance, Envy and Jealousy. The monsters are shown clawing at Calumny’s throat to fill it with deceit and contempt. The glowing lady, who is shown sitting on a rock, is surrounded with Christian representations of the Holy Trinity that ultimately link her to the divine Virgin Mary. The light in the backdrop is salvation. Indeed, a painting with a deep and undying statement...

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Source :- IIPM Editorial, 2006, Editor - Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri