Auction

Auction 
Subasta 
Hoplite
Hidalgo

Spear (Shake)

Principle 

Romans 10:9
“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.”

 

 

 

Hoplite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Persephone, Dante Gabriel Rossetti

 

 

 

 

Chess: "Auction" "Subasta" "Hoplite" "Hidalgo" "Spear (Shake)" "Principle" (Dialéctica: Voice of Zeus: Perseusphone)

 

 

 "𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒂 𝒅𝒊𝒛𝒛𝒚 𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑶𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂 𝑯𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒓"~~~𝐑𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤 

The pomegranate in Victorian art is one of the richest, densest symbols of the entire era — and Rossetti knew exactly what he was doing when he placed it in Proserpine. 
⭐ 1. Classical Symbolism — the fruit of captivity and desire
In Greek myth, the pomegranate is the fruit Persephone eats in Hades.
This binds her to the underworld.
Victorians, obsessed with antiquity, read it as: bondage, fate, sexual awakening, the irreversible act.
This is why Rossetti’s Proserpine looks both resigned and luminous: she has tasted destiny. 
⭐ 2. Christian Symbolism — resurrection, sacrifice, and the soul
Victorian artists loved double meanings.
The pomegranate also appears in Christian iconography as a symbol of:
Christ’s resurrection (bursting seeds = new life)
the Church (many seeds, one fruit)
sacrifice (red juice = blood)
So the fruit becomes a hinge between pagan myth and Christian redemption.
This duality is pure Victorian syncretism.  
⭐ 3. Aesthetic Movement Symbolism — sensuality, fullness, forbidden sweetness
For the aesthetes (Rossetti, Pater, Beardsley), the pomegranate was a perfect object: exotic, lush, jewel‑like, erotic in texture and color.
It becomes a symbol of sensual fullness — beauty that is almost too rich.
This is why Rossetti paints it like a glowing wound.
⭐ 4. Psychological Symbolism — the fruit of divided life
Victorians loved moral allegory.
The pomegranate becomes the emblem of:
a divided existence (half above, half below)
the cost of knowledge
the moment that cannot be undone
For Rossetti, this was personal: Jane Morris was “bound” to another man, and he saw himself as the underworld she returned to in secret.
⭐ 5. Feminine Symbolism — fertility, sexuality, and the hidden interior
Across Victorian culture, the pomegranate also carried:
fertility symbolism (many seeds)
sexual symbolism (the split fruit revealing its interior)
the mystery of the feminine body
This is why it appears in Pre‑Raphaelite works about Eve, Proserpine, and other mythic women.