Artist: Léon Smets (Mechelen 1895 – 1980 Mechelen)
Technique: Etching
State: Excellent
Signature: Signed by the Artist in front and numbered
Sale with frame: No
Size picture (in cm): 20 cm x 16.7 cm (Moet)
Dimensions of the work: 30.8 cm x 23.9 cm
Obtained: Private collection
Remarks: From the collection of an heiress of the artist
The black background in the photo has been used to highlight the details of the paper used. (scanned object)
The two pillars (left and right, with spheres on top), The pillars Jachin and Boaz, originating from the Temple of Solomon; represent strength and steadfastness
The square and compass (central, large), The most iconic Masonic symbol; the square stands for virtue and righteousness, the compass for the spiritual and moral boundaries of man
The star with the letter G (at the top), The Flaming Star with the letter G, which stands for Geometry (the sacred science) as well as for God or the Great Architect of the Universe
The triangle (center, filled with dark), Symbol of the three degrees of Freemasonry (apprentice, journeyman, master) and of the Holy Trinity in a symbolic sense
The checkerboard floor (at the bottom), The black and white mosaic floor of the Masonic temple, symbol of the duality of good and evil, light and darkness
The square on the floor (at the bottom, schematic), Reference to the building tools and the craft of the mason as a spiritual metaphor
