Vestal: Jean Spetrino (1977). Acrylic on canvas covered wood panel (48″ x 24″). Private collection.
Charles Marchant Stevenson, a Virgo, considered Vestal his signature work. Here, Stevenson’s muse, the actress Jean Spetrino, is one of the priestesses of Vesta, Roman Goddess of the Hearth. The Vestals’ task was to tend the holy fire to which all came for the fire to light the hearths in their own homes.
As he brought his community together, in his home, through his art, and as a patron of the arts of others, Stevenson saw himself as attendant on the holy fire.
Triple Identity: Jean Spetrino by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1976). Acrylic on canvasboard (30″ x 24″). Private collection.
Through a Glass Darkly: Jean Spetrino montage
Through a Glass Darkly: Jean Spetrino montage by Charles Marchant Stevenson (1976). Acrylic (24″ x 48″). Private collection.Through a Glass Darkly: Jean Spetrino montage (detail 01)Through a Glass Darkly: Jean Spetrino montage (detail 02)Through a Glass Darkly: Jean Spetrino montage (detail 03)
Jean Spetrino as Mercury I
Jean Spetrino as Mercury I (1993). Signed: Stevenson. Stevenson/Leach Studios. Private collection.
Jean Spetrino as Mercury II
Jean Spetrino as Mercury II (1993). Acrylic on canvas covered wood panel (37×49). Signed: Stevenson. Stevenson/Leach Studios. Private Collection.
Full Moon: Jean Spetrino
Full Moon: Jean Spetrino (1994). Charles Marchant Stevenson and his muse, actress Jean Spetrino, play with a werewolf theme. Acrylic (48” x 36”). Signed: Stevenson. Stevenson/Leach Studios. Private collection. SKU: CS199402
Backstage: Portrait of Jean Spetrino
Backstage: Portrait of Jean Spetrino (1994). Acrylic (36”x48). Signed: Stevenson. Stevenson/Leach Studios. Private collection. SKU: CS199401
