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The house of the haruspex

Oil on canvas, 2011, 100 x 70 cm. Original sold. The haruspex predicts the future by interpreting signs that he is able to discover hidden in the bowels of animals. The place of his work is bare, half way between the shop of a dealer and a pagan temple. The large bowls, which contain the remains of animals butchered for the prophecy, are the tools of his work. The soothsayer is sad. To him falls the task of sacrificing innocent animals, for an oracle that says nothing that is not already known.

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X-Chel 01 Oct 2014

Cool painting and concept - well done! By the way: Wasn´t the office/practice of haruspicii hailing/originating from the ancient Etruscans?