Original artwork description:

It is a portrait of a bull with a moon in its horns. Thus in ancient Egypt depicted the god Apis. In Egyptian mythology, Apis or Hapis is a sacred bull, god of the moon, fertility and prosperity.
The picture is painted with a metallic tempera, so there is a litmus effect and the picture shimmers under the rays of light. Crescent of the horns are made with a texture paste, covered with tempera and silver potal. The whole picture is covered with acrylic matte-satin varnish.
This artwork is sold frame and ready for hang.
Dimensions 55 x 65 x 3 cm (framed) / 40 x 50 x 0.5 cm (unframed)
This work was participate in Art Shopping Paris / Le Carrousel du Louvre / May 2019 / Paris, France
In the "Me at work" section you can see a short video with more details.

Materials used:

Texture paste, metallic tempera and acrylic on canvas board

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#planetsurface #fertility art #fertility symbolism #egiptean #blue #moon #earth tones #silver #metallic #bull #cow #cow painting #planets #horns #simbolism #sacred art #legends #sacred #prosperity #moon art #horn #gods #prosperity art #mitologia #bull portrait #fertility goddess 
Sacred bull. God of the moon - Apis. (2017)
Mixed-media painting
by Olga Tretyak

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It is a portrait of a bull with a moon in its horns. Thus in ancient Egypt depicted the god Apis. In Egyptian mythology, Apis or Hapis is a sacred bull, god of the moon, fertility and prosperity.
The picture is painted with a metallic tempera, so there is a litmus effect and the picture shimmers under the rays of light. Crescent of the horns are made with a texture paste, covered with tempera and silver potal. The whole picture is covered with acrylic matte-satin varnish.
This artwork is sold frame and ready for hang.
Dimensions 55 x 65 x 3 cm (framed) / 40 x 50 x 0.5 cm (unframed)
This work was participate in Art Shopping Paris / Le Carrousel du Louvre / May 2019 / Paris, France
In the "Me at work" section you can see a short video with more details.

Materials used:

Texture paste, metallic tempera and acrylic on canvas board

Tags:
#planetsurface #fertility art #fertility symbolism #egiptean #blue #moon #earth tones #silver #metallic #bull #cow #cow painting #planets #horns #simbolism #sacred art #legends #sacred #prosperity #moon art #horn #gods #prosperity art #mitologia #bull portrait #fertility goddess 

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I got my art education in Baku, Azerbaijan, and then I worked as an interior designer and a graphic designer. Since i moved to Chile some years ago, i was... Read more

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