White Stag, an image from Arthurian legend, oil on canvas, 12 inches by 18 inches, 2010. SOLD. Invitation to the quest symbolized traditionally by the arrival of the White Stag. Arthurian legend states that the creature has a perennial ability to evade capture; and that the pursuit of the animal represents mankind’s spiritual quest.  It also signaled that the time was at hand for the knights of the kingdom to pursue a quest and that whoever hunted down a white stag could kiss the loveliest girl in Arthur’s court. The white stag is a familiar creature of myth and legend. Its origins are likely to originate in the totemic period of early Indo-European society, particularly the northern societies of the Celts and pre-Indo-European cultures, whose subsistence was gained not only through agriculture, but through hunting. This dependence on deer may be seen in the zoomorphic Celtic god Cernunnos, depicted as being a man with the antlers of a deer. #rogerwilliamsonart #initiationjourney #arthurianlegend #symbolicart #celticlegends #spiritualquest #bloodline #oilpainting https://www.instagram.com/p/CM9vBm_nHS2/?igshid=1hrm9gn2hkpvw
