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<p>[QUOTE="dude, post: 4378145, member: 13170"]What is the structure on the right hand side of the work? A tower? If it's the artist's rendition of the tower of Babel (never seen it depicted like that, though), then maybe the piece is pointing to the Bible verse Rev 18:23, as well as the concepts in the rest of the passage. If the tower is a structure in the Roman Vatican, then we're getting closer to the meaning, for the crucifix with the skull and bones also points to Catholicism.</p><p><br /></p><p>What about the pair of boxes (for lack of a better term) with the drawers beneath the skull? They look a bit like the alms boxes the collection money goes into during Catholic masses.</p><p><br /></p><p>And what are those things that look a bit like dusters on top of the boxes. Pens and Quills?</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, I keep thinking that candle was sliced with a sword and didn't just break from the force of gravity after a mighty shaking.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dude, post: 4378145, member: 13170"]What is the structure on the right hand side of the work? A tower? If it's the artist's rendition of the tower of Babel (never seen it depicted like that, though), then maybe the piece is pointing to the Bible verse Rev 18:23, as well as the concepts in the rest of the passage. If the tower is a structure in the Roman Vatican, then we're getting closer to the meaning, for the crucifix with the skull and bones also points to Catholicism. What about the pair of boxes (for lack of a better term) with the drawers beneath the skull? They look a bit like the alms boxes the collection money goes into during Catholic masses. And what are those things that look a bit like dusters on top of the boxes. Pens and Quills? Also, I keep thinking that candle was sliced with a sword and didn't just break from the force of gravity after a mighty shaking.[/QUOTE]
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