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There’s something striking about Hugo Simberg’s painting, which portrays grim reapers not as harbingers of death, but as gentle, attentive gardeners.
I really love this painting by Hugo Simberg (1873–1917) because it portrays the end of life not as something terrifying or tragic, but as something quiet, peaceful, and deeply human. The skeletal figures gently tend a garden of flowers, carrying out their work like ordinary gardeners. Rather than evoking fear, they appear compassionate and thoughtful, caring for a natural process that ultimately connects all living things.
