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James Ensor — Devils Thrashing Angels and Archangels
James Ensor

Devils Thrashing Angels and Archangels

1888

Hand-coloring intensifies the chaotic battle between good and evil, demonstrating Ensor's ability to invest traditional religious subjects with startling contemporaneity.

Medium
Etching on copper in black with hand-coloring on buff laid paper
Dimensions

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James Ensor, Devils Thrashing Angels and Archangels, 1888

Hand-coloring intensifies the chaotic battle between good and evil, demonstrating Ensor's ability to invest traditional religious subjects with startling contemporaneity.

Medium
Etching on copper in black with hand-coloring on buff laid paper
Dimensions
24.8 x 28.7 cm
Year
1888
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Print, Hand-Colored, Dark, Small Scale, Surreal, Symbolic, Angels, Expressionism, Etching, Religious Imagery, Spiritual, Grotesque, Religious, 1880s, Black, Works on Paper, Demons, Modern, Belgian

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art, Sebastián Naranjo