Anselm Kiefer’s Sol Invictus

Kiefer is one of my favorite living artists, and I’m happy to live near Fort Worth, where many of his works are housed. I post this here not only because of my appreciation of his art but also because of the title: Sol Invictus—Latin for “invincible sun”—is the epithet for Mithra, whose birthday is celebrated on the winter solstice as part of the Zoroastrian/Persian festival Yalda.