Description
Homo Homini Lupus, a Latin proverb meaning “man is wolf to man”, is a work in which painter uses allegories to criticize and parody society.
With animals onlooking, the winged figure of Imagination is being crucified by a troop of monkeys. The allegory of the ideal world of Art is subjected to a ruthless and devastating clash with the reality of modern times.
Author — Maximilián Pirner.
A Czech painter and member of the Vienna Secession.
