Contemporary Mixed Media Assemblage 'La Temperanza' (XIV)

This is a contemporary mixed media artwork on a rectangular panel, featuring an assemblage of photographic and painted elements. The piece uses a palette of sepia, ochre, dark brown, and white, creating a distressed, aged aesthetic. At the center is a photographic image of a winged female figure in lingerie, standing by a small table. Above this, a classical Renaissance-style portrait head is centered under the Roman numeral 'XIV'. The words 'LA TEMPERANZA' (The Temperance) appear in block letters at both the top and bottom, referencing the 14th card of the Tarot. The construction involves layered paper or canvas with visible vertical and horizontal seams, heavily worked with gestural brushstrokes, impasto textures, and splatters. The condition appears intentionally weathered, with 'distressed' edges and uneven paint application to mimic an antique icon or relic. There are no visible artist signatures, though the style suggest a late 20th or early 21st-century Neo-Expressionist influence. The craftsmanship is characterized by its gritty, textural complexity and the symbolic juxtaposition of modern photography with medieval religious iconography.