Hidden Animals in Art: Bunny Edition
June 9th, 2008
Take a look at the bunnies in the road in Andrea Mantegna’s Agony in the Garden. Completely oblivious to the larger drama that surrounds them, as is a bunny’s wont, these two are actually talking to one another. One makes an orator’s gesture to the other with a raised paw, signaling speech, which reminds me of another bunny we’ve featured on the Fine Arts blog: Jeff Koons’ Rabbit sculpture. Evidently bunnies have a lot to get off their chests.
Andrea Mantegna. Agony in the Garden, c. 1459. Tempera on wood, 63 x 80 cm. National Gallery, London.
Jeff Koons. Rabbit. 1986. Stainless steel, 41 1/2 x 19 x 11 7/8” (105.4 x 48.3 x 30.2 cm). Fractional and Promised Gift of Mr. and Mrs. S. I. Newhouse, Jr. © 1986 Jeff Koons.
Images courtesy wga.hu and moma.org.
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