Inspirational Piece

This is something a little different a little blast from the past so to speak.  This is a painting done by Adam Elsheimer.  He was a highly influential painter in Italy.  He died at the age of 32 and only had a small number of works to his name.  He died in poverty and his work wasn't widely admired until after his death. 
This piece, "The Mocking of Ceres", is oil on copper shows the goddess Ceres searhing for her daughter, Proserpina.  She is shown drinking barley offered by an old woman.  I chose this piece because of the lighting that Elsheimer uses.  His study of form and light is great as you can see the multiple light sources in the piece from the candle lighting under the old woman's face and the stick burning casting light on the back side of Ceres's gown.  Elsheimer managed to capture this light really nicely and that is why I chose to share this piece.

Source: ART over 2500 works from cave to contemporary