Slutningsvignet til St. St. Blicher: Sømand og Landmand 1870 - 1881

This anonymous vignette, created to conclude St. St. Blicher’s tale of a sailor and a farmer, presents us with a poignant juxtaposition of symbols. Here, we see a boat, a basket, and fishing hooks. The vessel, an ancient emblem of journeys and crossings, finds resonance across cultures, mirroring the soul’s voyage through life and beyond. Consider, too, the basket—a vessel of earthly bounty, akin to the cornucopia. But observe how the fishing hooks appear, a predatory tool. The artist juxtaposes symbols of providence and danger. Such arrangements evoke complex emotions: security intertwined with the precariousness of existence. This interplay serves not merely as decoration but as a potent reminder of our own existential condition. The symbols, with their history, tap into our collective memory. These symbols echo through time, each instance subtly altering their resonance, engaging us in a timeless dialogue about our origins and destinies.