I have always liked this painting, but didn't realize that it was of John Brown until today. Knowing that adds a whole new dimension. Suddenly his pose makes sense and he changes from a crazed looking messiah to a martyr in the pose of a cross, or is he a crazed messiah? I could look at it for hours, wondering which it is. That's what's interesting about it. There is so much information packed into the images that it takes a lot of understanding and knowledge to appreciate the symbolism. Weird how a little bit of information can totally change how you look at something.
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I didn't know who John Brown was until now. Thanks for the history lesson and it is an interesting painting.
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