Sujet
Satan Starts from the Touch of Ithuriel's Spear, 1776. Creator: Henry Fuseli (Swiss, 1741-1825).
Légende
Satan Starts from the Touch of Ithuriel's Spear, 1776. Fuseli's lifelong interest in the work of the English poet John Milton (1608-1674) inspired many drawings that interpreted passages from Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost (1667). This early example illustrates the moment when the angels Ithuriel and Zephon discover Satan disguised as a toad in the bower where Adam and Eve are sleeping. Ithuriel forces Satan to reveal himself by prodding him with a spear. The lion in the background alludes to an earlier passage in the poem, when Satan takes on the shape of the beast in order to spy on the couple.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19G03_126
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
74,6Mo (6,8Mo) / 49,8cm x 37,6cm / 5876 x 4440 (300dpi)