The God Marduk (Original)

Artist: Roger Payne
Medium: Gouache on Board
Size: 4" x 12" (110mm x 300mm)
Date: 1982
Code: PayneMardukLL

This is the unique original Gouache painting by Roger Payne.

Babylon the Mighty: The Rule of the Sword. Religious rites being performed before the gilded statue of the god Marduk, patron deity of Babylon.

Original artwork from Look and Learn no. 1040 (13 February 1982). Taken from part two of the series The Golden Age of Babylon.

• Artist Biography
  Roger Payne (born c. 1934; UK)
  Roger Payne is a professional illustrator from the UK. His homoerotic work is well known amongst aficionados but he has also done many illustrations for books and magazines, including historical illustrations for Look and Learn.