Mansa Musa | Golden Empire - Wall Canvas
$130
This painting is a tribute to the wealthiest man who ever lived, inspired by the ancient images that first carried his name across the world. He stands robed and crowned, two of his horsemen at his side, his people gathered before the walls of his kingdom. But the truth of the piece floats above his open palm. There, a golden orb turns slowly, and on its surface rests the shape of Africa herself. His true wealth was never the gold, it was the people held in his care, the empire that lived and breathed around him. To remember him is to remember where real value has always lived.
Painted in 2017