Nauvoo Full Circle: Mortality to Immortality
by Cecil, Jill
Dated 2002
Nauvoo Full Circle: Mortality to Immortality
by Cecil, Jill
Medium
Watercolor on paper
Date
2002
Citation
Jill Cecil, Nauvoo Full Circle: Mortality to Immortality, 2002. The Book of Mormon Art Catalog, [URL].
Artist Information
Name: Cecil, Jill
Location(s): United States
State or City: New York
Gender: Female
Website: https://www.dancingjill.com/about
Email: dancingjill@mac.com
Insights
Technique & Style
Figurative, Painting
Figures
Mormons
Symbols
apple, butterfly, temple
Animals
butterfly
Additional Info
Notes
"The history of the Church has come full circle from the building of the first Temples—Nauvoo Temple to the dedication of the second. The artist has chosen to represent the temples by re–creating photographic images of the two buildings. The work done in the temple is here suggested through the symbol of apples representing mortality and the fruit of which Adam and Eve partook. The butterflies stand for immortality and the eternal nature of the soul. The text is quoted from the journal of a pioneer leaving Nauvoo in 1846 and from a postcard received from a sister sent during her recent trip to Nauvoo. It is included to contrast the feeling of 1846 with today."
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Church Name
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints