Fallen Angel - Alexandre Cabanel (1847) (upload.wikimedia.org)

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The Fallen Angel (French: L'Ange déchu) is a painting by French artist Alexandre Cabanel. It was painted in 1847, when the artist was 24 years old, and depicts the Devil after his fall from Heaven. The painting is at the Musée Fabre in Montpellier.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fallen_Angel_(painting)

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[-] Xanthrax@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Never forget everyone thought he was weirdo for making Satan so sexy. Great painting, though. It played into the seductiveness of Satan and added a deep level of humanity.

Art Deco did a great video on it.

[-] perishthethought@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

Maybe he's just upset...

Lol! Thanks for the link.

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