LIFE PREVAILS
- Artist
- Ismail Shammout
- Date
- 1999 ; Palestinian Territory
- Style
- Magic realism
- Genre
- Symbolic painting
"LIFE PREVAILS" is a powerful Symbolic painting created using oil that embodies themes of resilience amidst trauma. The work reflects the 1948 events during the Palestine war, focusing on the violent expulsion of Palestinians from towns like Lydda and Ramle, and the subsequent Nakba. Through elements of magic realism, the painting captures a surreal yet poignant narrative of loss, displacement, and hope. Its visual symbolism underscores the enduring spirit of a people facing historical upheaval, asserting that despite adversity, .
Related artworks
- Virgin and Child by Lucas van Leyden
- Virgin and Child with Angels by Lucas van Leyden
- The Hour of Prayer, A Souvenir of Wady Halfa by Elizabeth Thompson
- Christ with Thorns by Carl Bloch
- In Switzerland by John Singer Sargent
- Interior with girl by Henri Catargi
- Still Life With Guitar and Pipe by Henri Catargi
- Oak Grove at San Terenzo by Nikolai Ge
- Portrait of Maria Gabayeva by Nikolai Ge
- Female figure by Dimitris Mytaras