Story about the painting:

The most common meaning for Lucifer in English is as a name for the devil in Christian theology.
However, my painting does not come from this simplified and, in my opinion, artificially and purposefully created definition. The word lucifer means "light-bringer" in Latin. That's kind of the opposite of the concept of the devil.
As before any painting that is born in my thoughts, before I started this painting, I thoroughly studied the subject of Lucifer from various sources.
In biblical sources, Lucifer is first mentioned in the Latin translation of the Bible from the end of the 4th century - the Vulgate. However, not as the name of the devil, but as the Latin word lucifer (uncapitalized), meaning "morning star", "planet Venus" or as an adjective "light bringer". As in ancient Roman folklore. For example, the Latin poet Ovid in his 1st-century epic Metamorphoses describes Lucifer as the arranger of heaven.
The motif of a celestial being striving for the highest place of heaven only to be cast down to the underworld has its origin in the movements of the planet Venus, known as the morning star. Its brightness then overshadows all other stars, but it cannot be seen at night. This phenomenon already in ancient religions (for example already in Babylonian and Canaanite) gave rise to the myth that pride led her to strive for the highest place among the star gods, but she was overthrown by the supreme ruler.

So the content of this painting is not at all as clear as its name would seem. It is up to you to decide how you will perceive him.

Added Aug 14, 2024

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