'BRIGANTI', OR, 'THE FIRECRACKER' by William Oxer F.r.s.a.
Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
40.6 cm (16.0 inch) x 30.5 cm (12.0 inch)
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'BRIGANTI', OR, 'THE FIRECRACKER' At least three goddesses were known by names incorporating bríg: Brigindo of Gaul, Brigantia of northern England, and Bríg of Ireland. The deity figure Bricta may also be related.Modern neo-pagan writers often cite inscriptions as evidence that there was a pan-Celtic goddess behind the figures of Brigindo, Brigantia, and Bríg. This may have been true, but a few inscriptions do not constitute conclusive proof.It is tempting to assume that goddesses that fill the same functional role in a society are cognates of Bríg, but this assumption is unwarranted. We simply do not know whether the Celts looked at their goddesses as interchangeable. The fact that so many different names are known suggests that they were seen as distinct figures. Brigid is considered the patroness of poetry, smithing, medicine, arts and crafts, cattle and other livestock, sacred wells, serpents (in Scotland) and the arrival of early spring. In the Christian era, nineteen nuns at Kildare tended a perpetual flame for the Saint, which is widely believed to be a continuation of a pre-Christian practice of women tending a flame in her honour.

WILLIAM OXER F.R.S.A.
Stroud, Devon United Kingdom
A passionate artist driven by traditional ideas of how beauty should be represented, William formed the intellectual basis to his work under the tutelage of Professor Regius Peter Davidson of Oxford University. William travelled widely through Eu... More
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Artwork Details
Type: Painting
Medium: Acrylic
Support Type: Canvas
Artwork Height: 40.6 cm (16.0 inch)
Artwork Width: 30.5 cm (12.0 inch)
Full Height (including frame): 50.8 cm (20.0 inch)
Full Width (including frame): 40.6 cm (16.0 inch)
Depth: 2.5 cm (1.0 inch)
Weight: 1.0 lbs (0.5 kg)
Ready to Hang: Yes
Framed: Yes
Frame Material: Wood
Year Created: 2023
Signed: Yes
Signature Location: Lower right
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