The Devil Sharpens a Woman's Tongue

Painted beehive front panels are autochthonous part of Slovene cultural heritage. First ones were done by Slovene peasants in the 18th century and used to carry solely religious motifs, however, in the 19th century, beekeepers turned toward secular depictions, too. Through the last decade, many Slovene painters revive this, almost forgotten art by recreating old motifs in their own modern styles, part of this being a series of beehive front panel embroideries, done by Ercigoj art in cooperation with numerous Slovene artists.

In the eyes of 19th century farmers, women had very sharp tongues – so sharp that they had to be sharpened by the devil himself. Satirical motifs depicting the sharpening of a woman’s tongue have been very popular through the history. Boštjan Plesničar painted the motif in his original style of eroticism.

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