'The Rising' (1976) by Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour.
Oil on canvas depicting a woman in traditional Palestinian dress with her head tilted back and arms raised skyward in a gesture of supplication or ascension. She wears an ornate garment with teal, gold, and red tones featuring scaled patterns. The figure is framed by a vertical opening against a richly textured golden background filled with faint imagery of ancient symbols, chariots, figures, and architectural motifs. The heavily textured borders create the effect of viewing the devotional scene through an aged, weathered doorway. The painting blends historical iconography with Palestinian cultural identity, evoking themes of spiritual rising, resistance, and hope.
This artwork is part of Sliman Mansour's important body of work capturing the life and spirit of Palestine and its people during a significant period in Palestinian art history.
We will #rise.
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