By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Accept

Parami News

  • Home
  • Politics
  • India
  • World
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Regional
  • Sports
  • Web Stories
Search
© 2024 Parami News. All Rights Reserved.
Reading: ‘Is he bathing in blood?’: Netizens see red after Charles’ portrait unveiled | Parami News
Share
Sign In
Notification Show More
Font ResizerAa

Parami News

Font ResizerAa
Search
  • Home
  • Politics
  • India
  • World
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Regional
  • Sports
  • Web Stories
Have an existing account? Sign In
Follow US
© 2022 Foxiz News Network. Ruby Design Company. All Rights Reserved.
Parami News > Blog > World > ‘Is he bathing in blood?’: Netizens see red after Charles’ portrait unveiled | Parami News
World

‘Is he bathing in blood?’: Netizens see red after Charles’ portrait unveiled | Parami News

Atulya Shivam Pandey
Last updated: May 17, 2024 10:14 am
Atulya Shivam Pandey
Share
3 Min Read
‘Is he bathing in blood?’: Netizens see red after Charles’ portrait unveiled | Parami News
SHARE
Usually, royal portraits are pretty conservative and predictable. Well, they do contain lots of symbolism, but usually of the traditional kind: symbols of power, symbols of status, symbols of importance. Thus it is that since King Charles III’s coronation there has been a great controversy surrounding his new official portrait by Jonathan Yeo; which is most likely the first since the king was crowned.
Covering an area larger than life (7.5 feet by 5.5 feet), the painting depicts the king donning his Welsh Guards ceremonial garb with his hand on the hilt of a sword while smiling half-heartedly at viewers and above his right shoulder is a butterfly fluttering around.His whole body is drowned in a sea of red so that only his face seems to be floating.
Although semiologically speaking it was apparently all about the butterfly – as Yeo told BBC, designed to symbolise Prince Charles’ transformation from prince to ruler and demonstrate his long standing love for nature – what really gave this painting any further meaning beyond its originality turned out to be its primary color hence making “seeing red” quite literal. It seemed like it invited interpretation.“This actually looks like he’s bathing in blood,” commented someone else.“It reminds me of colonial bloodshed,” one other commenter said.There were even comparisons to Satan.Etc. There was also mention of Tampax-gate; this referred to an infamous remark made by Charles during his phone hacking scandal when he was divorcing Princess Diana.
The initial reaction from Yeo’s interview on BBC that this picture got from the King made him “initially mildly surprised by the strong colour”. A more modern-day approach reminiscent of Charles’ aspiration for modern kingship sought after by Justin Mortimer in creating a royal portrait. And yet, given everything that has happened ever since he ascended on throne this choice seems especially ominous.Finally think about things such as their ongoing rift with Prince Harry the second-born son, the publication of his memoir with its allegations of royal racism and demands for the monarchy to be abolished; Charles’ cancer diagnosis; as well as the fuss regarding Catherine Princess of Wales who was suffering from an undisclosed cancer when people started speculating that she had gone mad.
It is almost impossible to believe that Yeo did not think about some of this portrait’s responses. The last time a royal illustrator attempted to paint a more abstract and contemporary version of their subject – Queen Elizabeth II’s 1998 portrait by Justin Mortimer which showed her in front of a neon yellow field on most part though cut through her neck with yellow – there was a similar negative feedback.There were claims by the Daily Mail that the artist had decapitated Queen Elizabeth. NYT

You Might Also Like

Harry Meghan LA Fire Victims: Major outrage over Harry-Meghan’s visit to LA fire victims: ‘You are not royals…merely two nitwit celebrities’

Governor Newsom slashed $100m from fire budget months before devastating California fires

Nine persons killed in road accident in NW Pakistan

Majority of attacks on minorities in Bangladesh ‘not communally motivated’ but ‘political in nature’: Police report

Trump picks Bill Briggs as deputy administrator of US small business administration

TAGGED:bathing in bloodmodern royal portraitportrait controversyroyal portraitsymbolism

Sign Up For Daily Newsletter

Be keep up! Get the latest breaking news delivered straight to your inbox.
By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe at any time.
Share This Article
Facebook Twitter Copy Link Print
Share
Previous Article Virat Kohli: ‘Open the innings or bat at No.3?’: Debate intensifies over Virat Kohli’s batting position for T20 World Cup | Cricket News | Parami News Virat Kohli: ‘Open the innings or bat at No.3?’: Debate intensifies over Virat Kohli’s batting position for T20 World Cup | Cricket News | Parami News
Next Article Top Kerala news developments today | Parami News Top Kerala news developments today | Parami News
Leave a comment Leave a comment

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Stay Connected

235.3kFollowersLike
69.1kFollowersFollow
11.6kFollowersPin
56.4kFollowersFollow
136kSubscribersSubscribe
4.4kFollowersFollow

Latest News

‘My chapter is over’: Bangladesh veteran Tamim Iqbal retires from international cricket | Cricket News
‘My chapter is over’: Bangladesh veteran Tamim Iqbal retires from international cricket | Cricket News
Sports January 11, 2025
Graduation ceremony held for university colleges of engineering students
Graduation ceremony held for university colleges of engineering students
India January 11, 2025
Pakistan anti-terrorism court grants bail to more than 150 workers of Imran Khan’s party

 | Parami News
Pakistan anti-terrorism court grants bail to more than 150 workers of Imran Khan’s party | Parami News
Most Recent Stories January 11, 2025
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will find form again, says England pacer Tymal Mills | Cricket News
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will find form again, says England pacer Tymal Mills | Cricket News
Sports January 11, 2025
//

We influence 20 million users and is the number one business and technology news network on the planet

Quick Link

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Advertise With Us
  • DNPA Code of Ethics
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy

Top Categories

  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • India
  • Politics
  • Regional
  • Sports

Sign Up for Our Newsletter

Subscribe to our newsletter to get our newest articles instantly!

Follow US
© 2024 Parami News. All Rights Reserved.
Manage Consent
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
Manage options Manage services Manage {vendor_count} vendors Read more about these purposes
View preferences
{title} {title} {title}
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Lost your password?