Why it matters
An enraged Lucifer, just expelled from heaven, sits with his hands crossed and tears in his eyes. Cabanel painted it at 24 as one of the works he had to send back from Rome after winning the Prix de Rome.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1847.
- Cabanel won the second Grand Prix de Rome in 1845.
- The subject was rarely painted in French art.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Fallen Angel (painting) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
