"Saffron"

The love story of Crocus and Smilax.

The God Crocus was unhappy with his love affair with the nymph Smilax, and he was turned by the gods into a plant bearing his name, the crocus (saffron). Smilax is believed to have been given a similar fate and transformed into bindweed.

Crocus and Smilax may be turned to flowers,
And the Curetes spring from bounteous showers
I pass a hundred legends stale, as these,
And with sweet novelty your taste to please
— Ovid, Metamorphoses.

50x50 cm

Acrylics on canvas board

Details: Original mixed media painting on canvas board. This painting is carefully packaged to ensure safe transit. In addition, your painting is posted via registered post and is fully insured.

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