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Few adjectives could do justice to this painting produced by Gérôme in 1883 other than majestic indeed. In this oil on canvas, currently in possession of the Milwaukee Art Museum, the artist let fly his scenic expertise, producing a deeply aesthetically pleasing piece. Even though a simple depiction of a feline gazing into the Sun would have been considered an unremarkable subject matter by most Academic Classists, Gérôme tackles it with such technique and feeling that one cannot help but to be awestruck.
Sitting atop a craggy mound, the lion, corpulent and solitary king of the beasts and one of the eponymous majesties, gazes intently at the setting Sun, monarch of the skies and second majesty. The position and movement of the majesties contrast each other. As the eventide arrives and the daytime monarch retires from the skies, the lord of the savannah stands stoically in watching, surveying his domains and staring down the celestial being.
Between them stand soft rolling hills, sand dunes, and the Sun’s resting place, the ocean. Gérôme composes the landscape with grandeur, achieving an effect of an endless stretch of terrain, encompassing not only the savannah but the whole world. The huge lion sees itself as above everything there is in this moment, as the only entity that overlooked him now sinks into the ocean.
The air of quiet solemnity in the scene is reinforced by the colors used by the artist, a soft palette of blues in the sky turning into purples and contrasting with the Sun’s glowing orange orb. For the land, a palette of browns and pastel colors seems to originate from the lion itself, marking it as an integral part of its environment, its darker shade marking its elevated importance and individuality.
The only vertical element in an otherwise mostly horizontal landscape, the Lion stands out dramatically from the composition, all the while perfectly complementing the Sun’s insinuated downward movement. The dichotomy between light and dark is, as such, explored in this painting as a contrast between celestial and earthly, day and night, heavenly and animal.
A sublime escape from Gérôme’s usual themes of Rome and the Near East, but still clearly inspired by his travels, it still bears that Orientalist awe and appreciation for the exotic. Such peace and wild dignity could only be encountered in the space of the Other.
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If you have any request to alter your reproduction of The Two Majesties, you must email us after placing your order and we'll have an artist contact you. If you have another image of The Two Majesties that you would like the artist to work from, please include it as an attachment. Otherwise, we will reproduce the above image for you exactly as it is.
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