The Single Maxim · MS-03
We suffer more often in imagination than in reality
Seneca, Moral Letters to Lucilius, 13.4; after the Latin saepius opinione quam re laboramus.
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- Recommended space
- Living room · library · study
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Story
The idea behind the work
Sometimes what weighs on us most has not happened yet. The mind can turn possibility into suffering; clarity helps us tell anticipation from reality.
The meaning in the painting
The ancient bust, carved in pale stone, looks calmly ahead against a warm, quiet background. The face bears no trace of turmoil, only of self-mastery: a clear mind puts fears in their place.
Craft
A finished work
Materials, frame and finish complete the identity of the work.
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