Meanings within the painting done between 1951 and 1954 by Norman Vincent Rennells Ulery
The abstract figure represents mankind, both male and female
The figure is clothed in armor — war
The armor piece hanging around the neck — female breasts
The effeminate left hand on hip — homosexual and lesbian
The flower at the waist — the flower children
The right hand, putrid, decadent, holds a gold coin engraved with the letter “R”, representing Rex or King, and dripping blood
The dark wall in the background is covered with blood drops
The large dot in the upper left corner is THE EYE OF GOD
In the background are three hills holding three gold crosses, THE CRUCIFICTION
Below the hills is the open, empty grave of JESUS CHRIST
Matthew 6:24, Luke 16:13
“No man can serve two masters for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will hold to one and despise the other. YE CANNOT SERVE BOTH GOD AND MAMMON.”
The Mammonite is 22″ x 29″, oil and gold leaf on masonite