The Cursed Painting, Part 1
Season 5, Episode 2, Mar 01, 2023, 12:04 AM
Before I go any farther, there is a painting of a scene of one of the ships from the Franklin expedition. The ship is deserted, polar bears are scavenging, it’s gross. We’ll get into the painting a little later on. It is this painting “Man Proposes, God Disposes” painted by Sir Edwin Landseer (known for his paintings of animals, Lions, Dogs, Stags). This painting of the polar bears doing their thing is said to be cursed.
We’re explorers of art mysteries, unusual legends and today the story of an Arctic expedition gone terribly awry This is quite the terrifying story on it’s own and it has been turned into an AMC supernatural anthology you might have seen. ships trapped in arctic ice, lead poisoning, abandoned ships and some indications cannibalism— just a hot mess well frozen mess I mean! And then, there’s the painting…
Art for this episode is from Creative Commons, Man Proposes, God disposes by Edwin Landseer https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Manproposesgoddisposes.jpg
www.whisperinggallerypodcast.com
Copyright 2023 Suzanne Nikolaisen. All Rights Reserved.
Art for this episode is from Creative Commons, Man Proposes, God disposes by Edwin Landseer https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Manproposesgoddisposes.jpg
www.whisperinggallerypodcast.com
Copyright 2023 Suzanne Nikolaisen. All Rights Reserved.