Yes, any of us who've lived in the country, especially anyone involved in farming,
will know that buzzards, kites, and other scavengers - and, sharpest of all,
crows and other corvids, are always on the lookout for weak and dying animals,
and they don't wait for them to die...
The attentions of birds - as well, of course, as many flesh-feeding insects etc. -
were certainly part of the horror of crucifixion.
by Arcimboldo's 'Southern Cross', but the ruined landscape, the triumphant crows,
the girl's helpless kicking legs and thrown-back head, make it a masterpiece of erotic cruelty.
will know that buzzards, kites, and other scavengers - and, sharpest of all,
crows and other corvids, are always on the lookout for weak and dying animals,
and they don't wait for them to die...
The attentions of birds - as well, of course, as many flesh-feeding insects etc. -
were certainly part of the horror of crucifixion.
this is an exquisite picture! Maybe influenced (in the girl's pose and the use of the saw-sedile)
by Arcimboldo's 'Southern Cross', but the ruined landscape, the triumphant crows,
the girl's helpless kicking legs and thrown-back head, make it a masterpiece of erotic cruelty.