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Osiris carrying a flail and crook

Lancelot Crane

1950

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Contemporary Mythology

Dominant colour

Osiris carrying a flail and crook is a 1950 by Lancelot Crane, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Lancelot Crane
When & what style?: 1950
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This drawing shows a tall, colorful figure with a striped skirt and a blue-green face. The figure holds a flail in one hand and a crook in the other, standing on a small base. Behind it, there’s a simple background with symbols, including a bird and some hieroglyph-like shapes. The figure looks like an ancient Egyptian god, but this drawing was actually made much later. The colors are bright and flat, with no shading to show depth. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.

The story of this work

Overview

A watercolour drawing by Lancelot Crane from 1950 depicts Osiris holding a flail and crook, based on a tomb mural in Thebes.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Artist

Lancelot Crane

Lancelot Crane drew early 20th-century scenes steeped in ancient symbolism. In *Osiris carrying a flail and crook*, he sketched the Egyptian god of the afterlife holding the tools that marked his authority. Look for the…

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