The Sin (Stuck)

The Sin
The Sin shows von Stuck's use of Symbolisitic technique to illustrate the idea of sin, including a blue cast, and veiling or decapitating the woman with shadow.
ArtistFranz Stuck
Year1893
MediumOil on canvas
MovementSymbolist painting, Decadentism
Subjectfemme fatale, lust, sin, temptation
Dimensions94.5 cm × 59.6 cm (37.2 in × 23.5 in)
LocationNeue Pinakothek, Munich

The Sin (German: Die Sünde) is an 1893 painting by the German artist Franz Stuck. Stuck created twelve known versions of the painting. Some of these can be viewed at the Neue Pinakothek, in Munich, the National Gallery, in Berlin, the Galleria di arte Moderna, in Palermo, the Frye Art Museum, in Seattle, and at the Villa Stuck, in Munich, where it is enshrined in the artist's Künstleraltar.[1] It depicts the nude Eve with a large serpent wrapped around her body. In the upper right corner is a bright field, while the rest of the surroundings are dark.

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