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- | {{ :tempers-painting.png?400|}} | + | ** Kier Taming the Four Tempers** is a [[art|painting]] featuring [[Kier Eagan]]. In the painting, Kier raises his flail to beat back the physical embodiments of the four [[the_four_tempers]] which comprise every man's character: Woe, Frolic, Dread and Malice. |
- | [[Kier Eagan]] sports the fearsome beard which graced his face later in life as he raises his flail to beat back the physical embodiments of the four tempers | + | {{kier-taming-the-four-tempers.png|The Taming of the Tempers (assumed title)}} |
- | The actual name of this painting is not known. | + | The painting is rendered in the Renaissance style. The scene is composed inside a rocky cave, near the cave's opening. On the left side of the painting, closest to and framed by the outline of the cave opening, |
- | The painting is rendered in the Renaissance style. The scene is composed inside a rocky cave, near the cave's opening. | + | On the right, four figures cower from the oncoming attack: a young woman dressed as a bride, an old woman, a man dressed as a fool, and a figure |
- | On the right, four figures cower from the oncoming attack: a young woman dressed as a bride, an old woman, a man dressed as a fool, and a figure wearing the head of a horned goat. They represent the four [[tempers]] - Woe, Frolic, Dread, and Malice. | + | The painting is clearly inspired by the words of Kier Eagan when he said, "In my life, I have identified four components, which I call //[[the_four_tempers]]//, from which are derived every human soul. Woe. Frolic. Dread. Malice. Each man's character is defined by the precise ratio that resides in him. I walked into the cave of my own mind, and there I tamed them. Should you tame the tempers as I did mine, then the world shall become but your appendage." |
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- | The painting is clearly inspired by the words of Kier Eagan when he said, "In my life, I have identified four components, which I call //[[tempers]]//, from which are derived every human soul. Woe. Frolic. Dread. Malice. Each man's character is defined by the precise ratio that resides in him. I walked into the cave of my own mind, and there I tamed them. Should you tame the tempers as I did mine, then the world shall become but your appendage." | + | |
The painting currently hangs in the [[Wellness Room]] waiting room. [[Burt Goodman]] finds the painting " | The painting currently hangs in the [[Wellness Room]] waiting room. [[Burt Goodman]] finds the painting " | ||
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===== See Also ===== | ===== See Also ===== | ||
- | * [[Paintings]] | + | * [[Art]] |
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