Eternal Woman

Radiance, Mystery and a sense of the divine emanate from medieval and early Renaissance European religious paintings, which blended humanity's frailties with flat, often distorted perspectives and the lavishly gilded backgrounds used to depict the heavenly realms. No stranger these traditions, Lyanne Malamed revisits the gilded, ceremonial splendors of Byzantium but does so with a unique, modern sensibility. Utterly distinctive, Malamed's art uses a rich language of symbols and historical techniques to portray the wisdom, isolation, dignity and value of women, especially those with age and experience.

Essay by Lynn Laitman Siebert, Ph.D.

Featuring nearly 400 pages of reproductions, this beautifully crafted book is a catalogue of paintings and drawings of artist Lyanne Malamed. Representing the work of the 58+ year career of this acclaimed painter of people in all stages of life, as lovers, brides, mothers and (in later years ) of the elderly.

Principal photography: Jacque Reichley