This painting translates the artist's desire to rediscover in Nature the harmony lost between Man and the Creation. The artist's son Hector, portrayed here at the age of six, is not playing; rather, he is kneeling, his hands pressed together, and praying, as if he were celebrating the arrival of Spring. Titled Adoration, the work emphasizes the regenerating energy of the Spring season, a metaphor for the rebirth of man and his desire for spiritual elevation.

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Title
Anbetung II
Category
Swiss artist
Artist
Ferdinand Hodler
Material
oil on canvas
Year
1893-1894
Size
81.5 x 101 cm
Owner

MASILugano, Collezione Cantone Ticino. Deposito Kunsthaus Zürich, Fondazione Gottfried Keller

LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura
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