Cheops' Testament
1964
Oil on canvas
Alfred Jensen was a true polymath -- a person whose expertise spans a significant number of different subject areas, known to draw on complex bodies of knowledge. Immersing himself in the study of color theory, ancient systems of divination, mathematics and geometry, Jensen's paintings stand apart. His works resemble explanatory diagrams, yet his charts do not explain or illustrate any one system of knowledge. In this painting -- titled for the Egyptian pharaoh who commissioned the pyramid of Giza -- Jensen combines his interest in Egyptian cosmologies with a complex system of geometric and color notation, although the precise meani
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