Hermetic Cross

Size: 30,3 x 22,6 cm

Materials: Watercolour on watercolour paper

Symbol number ninety-five is the Hermetic Cross. It’s an alchemical symbol and is also referred to as the Cross of Hermes. The symbol was used as a watermark by printers during the English Renaissance, who claimed the God Hermes as the patron of their craft. The symbolic meaning is workmanship and skill, but also crossroads, and a blessing. The background texture was created using sandpaper.