Inspired by a scene from The Odyssey, the Trojan Horse.
After ten years of war, Odysseus devises one final trick: a colossal wooden horse left behind on the empty shore, as the Greek ships appear to sail away. The painting captures that suspended moment, the horse standing monumental and silent in the amber light, the soldiers small in the distance, the calm before the fall of Troy. Hidden inside, Odysseus and his men wait for nightfall, when they will slip out, open the gates, and end the war.
The Last Man Standing is Odysseus himself, the one who endures the war, the storms, and the long journey home, and is still standing at the end.
Inspired by a scene from The Odyssey, the Trojan Horse.
After ten years of war, Odysseus devises one final trick: a colossal wooden horse left behind on the empty shore, as the Greek ships appear to sail away. The painting captures that suspended moment, the horse standing monumental and silent in the amber light, the soldiers small in the distance, the calm before the fall of Troy. Hidden inside, Odysseus and his men wait for nightfall, when they will slip out, open the gates, and end the war.
The Last Man Standing is Odysseus himself, the one who endures the war, the storms, and the long journey home, and is still standing at the end.