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Artist: Azucena Merkel, Florence Italy
Dimensions: 110 × 170 cm
In this painting, life and death are locked in a tender embrace. A nude woman surrenders to the skeletal figure of Death, suspended in a shroud of shadow and marigold petals. Light becomes a metaphor for vitality, love, and desire, while shadow embodies the inevitability of mortality. This work explores the spiritual tension between Eros and Thanatos - the sensual and the eternal - offering death not as a terror, but as a final lover.
As of July 1, 2025, Italian VAT rates for art purchases are 5%. This will be added on top of the retail price at checkout.
Artist: Azucena Merkel, Florence Italy
Dimensions: 110 × 170 cm
In this painting, life and death are locked in a tender embrace. A nude woman surrenders to the skeletal figure of Death, suspended in a shroud of shadow and marigold petals. Light becomes a metaphor for vitality, love, and desire, while shadow embodies the inevitability of mortality. This work explores the spiritual tension between Eros and Thanatos - the sensual and the eternal - offering death not as a terror, but as a final lover.
As of July 1, 2025, Italian VAT rates for art purchases are 5%. This will be added on top of the retail price at checkout.