Title: ”Forget Me Not” Flowers by artist Simon Kozhin
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Period: Contemporary
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Condition: Museum Quality
Item Date: 2009
Item ID: 3099
Forget Me Not” Flowers by artist Simon Kozhin. Oil painting. The picture was painted in two stages. First, the artist painted a small sketch. Impressed by the beauty of flowering "Forget-me-not" and a combination of soft blue and green colors. Then read about the symbolism of the flower he wanted to paint a picture which appeared more and apple blossom as a symbol of youth.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forget-me-not
In a German legend, God named all the plants when a tiny unnamed one cried out, "Forget-me-not, O Lord!" God replied, "That shall be your name." In another legend, the little flower cried out, "Forget-me-not!" as Adam and Eve left the Garden of Eden.
The Christ Child was sitting on Mary's lap one day and said that he wished that future generations could see her eyes. He touched her eyes and then waved his hand over the ground and blue forget-me-nots appeared, hence the name forget-me-not.
Henry IV adopted the flower as his symbol during his exile in 1398, and retained the symbol upon his return to England the following year.[2]
In the 15th century Germany, it was supposed that the wearers of the flower would not be forgotten by their lovers. Legend has it that in medieval times, a knight and his lady were walking along the side of a river. He picked a posy of flowers, but because of the weight of his armour he fell into the river. As he was drowning he threw the posy to his loved one and shouted "Forget-me-not". This is a flower connected with romance and tragic fate. It was often worn by ladies as a sign of faithfulness and enduring love.
