Double portrait 

This double portrait by Panayiotis Tetsis captures a man and a woman in a domestic setting, rendered with expressive brushstrokes. The man's pensive pose, hand to his chin, evokes the age-old figure of the melancholic, a motif stretching back to classical depictions of philosophers and thinkers. Consider how this gesture echoes through art history—from Dürer's Melancholia I to Rodin's Thinker. In each instance, the pose suggests deep contemplation, a wrestling with the complexities of existence. It is an attitude of profound reflection that engages viewers on a subconscious level, prompting us to ponder our own place in the world. This posture, laden with centuries of meaning, surfaces in modern art, stripped of its overt symbolism, yet still carrying a trace of that original weight. Like an echo bouncing through time, it reminds us of the enduring power of symbols and their ability to resonate across generations.