Game and poultry 1865

Otto Scholderer sketched this scene of game and poultry. The hare, suspended with its limp limbs, evokes a potent image deeply embedded in our cultural psyche. Consider the symbol of the hare: across cultures, it dances between meanings, from representing fertility and abundance to embodying vulnerability and the hunt. Its presence echoes through time, appearing in ancient myths as a lunar symbol, and later in religious art, sometimes associated with resurrection. The image of the hare has shifted, yet, as our collective memory stirs, it reveals the cyclical nature of life and death. The still-life composition further provokes introspection. This arrangement has persisted for centuries, a testament to our enduring fascination with mortality. This drawing engages us on a deep, subconscious level, resonating with primal fears and instincts.