The Wounded Angel by Hugo Simberg, 1903

This is one of my favourite Symbolist paintings. After a vote in 2006, it is considered to be  Finland’s national painting. I love the contrast between the clothing of the figures, and the way the right hand boy’s stare bores into the viewer’s soul. The pose and appearance of the angel’s wounds is believed by some to be metaphorically connected to the symptoms of meningitis, of which Simberg was a sufferer.

9 months ago

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