Amatus et Amissus
Each bird in the painting refers to a specific person. The bird straining its neck and with head out of the cage is the man holding a banana blossom and eyeing another one. The other bird in the cage is the woman who he has a relationship with.
The lone bird outside the cage is the other woman out of the formal relationship that is symbolized by the cage.
One woman is on a boat holding a mirror. The boat signifies travelling. She is leaving. The mirror represents introspection. She is looking at herself and perhaps thinking that she has a lot to offer to others more deserving of her love. In front of her, at the floor of the boat, is a plate with the utensils signifying “I am done”.
Another woman, under the table that is also a roof, is also packing her belongings.
The man was loved by two but all that is now lost.
The question is whose ‘heart’ is he holding and why does he still seem undecided?
Second question is “Which bird refers to which lady?”
The lone bird outside the cage is the other woman out of the formal relationship that is symbolized by the cage.
One woman is on a boat holding a mirror. The boat signifies travelling. She is leaving. The mirror represents introspection. She is looking at herself and perhaps thinking that she has a lot to offer to others more deserving of her love. In front of her, at the floor of the boat, is a plate with the utensils signifying “I am done”.
Another woman, under the table that is also a roof, is also packing her belongings.
The man was loved by two but all that is now lost.
The question is whose ‘heart’ is he holding and why does he still seem undecided?
Second question is “Which bird refers to which lady?”
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