Queen with Ammonite Crown in violett brown

Queens Collection

Queens with Ammonite Crowns

The name ammonite recalls the ancient Egyptian god Amun, whose ram's horns reminded people of antiquity of the spiral shape of these fossils. Even Pliny the Elder called them Ammonis cornua, thus linking them to the divine.

I imagine a queen whose crown is not made of metal, but of the spiral form of times long fallen silent. The ammonites rest upon her head like memories — each whorl a generation, each rib a report from the depths.

In my paintings, I bring this crown onto the page as visible thought: not merely as adornment, but as a chronicle, as a power that grows from age and endurance.

The Meaning of the Queens' Colors

Violet appears to me as the color of transitions between power and mysticism. For this queen, violet stands for spiritual authority, for the awareness that leadership also means preserving history and mystery.

Details

• Medium: Mixed Media, Oil, With Real Embedded Fossil Ammonite
• Size: 30 x 40 cm framed (11.8" x 15.8")
• Original artwork - One of a kind
• Signed by the artist

A powerful piece that unites ancient natural history with contemporary portraiture.