Dame wordt door twee vissers van een boot naar het land gedragen 1874 - 1927

Johan Antonie de Jonge’s watercolor drawing captures a scene of fishermen carrying a woman from a boat to shore. The act of carrying someone, particularly a woman, is laden with symbolic weight. Images of rescue or transport have been used in many times and places: think of Aeneas carrying his father from burning Troy, or even the stories of saints. This act is one of protection, deliverance, and the crossing of thresholds, and has morphed to depict an emotional vulnerability, creating a powerful bond between the carrier and carried. Here, it suggests a transition. The act of being carried becomes a symbol of vulnerability and reliance, engaging us on a subconscious level. This is a non-linear progression, shifting in meaning with each telling, yet its core of human connection remains, resurfacing in new forms.