The Fall of the Damned, alternately known as The Fall of the Rebel Angels,[1] is a monumental religious painting by Peter Paul Rubens dated around 1620. It depicts a jumble of the bodies of the damned, hurled into the abyss by archangel Michael and accompanying angels.[2]
In 1959, an art vandal threw acid on the painting. According to him, he did not directly destroy the work, as the acid "relieves one from the work of destruction".[3]
Sketch
The sketch of The Fall of the Damned was made in black and red chalks, with a grey wash and is kept in the British Museum. It is assumed to be the work of a studio assistant, which Rubens then went over with a brush and oil colour.[4] The dramatic chiaroscuro of the human forms and clouds emphasizes the darkness into which these figures fall, far from the heavenly light above.
References
- ^ "Fall Of The Rebel Angels". Peterpaulrubens.org. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
- ^ Sophie Perryer, 10 years 100 artists, Struik, 2004
- ^ "Destructivism". Heyoka Magazine. Archived from the original on 2010-09-06. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
- ^ "Peter Paul Rubens, drawing for The Fall of the Damned". British Museum. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
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