Traditional Art

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The Angels of Sodom, Gustave Moreau, Oils, 1885 (infosec.pub)

submitted 17 hours ago by Sythous@ani.social to c/traditional_art@lemmy.world

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I really like the dreamlike, ethereal and hazy depiction of these angels. From what I know, this painting references Genesis 19. It essentially tells a story of God's angels coming to earth to pass judgment on the towns people of Sodom. Knowing the dark story behind this makes it even more compelling.

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[–] jlow@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Wth, that is amazing, thanks for sharing!

[–] Sythous@ani.social 3 points 15 hours ago

I was totally captivated when I first saw it, and I was so intrigued that I just had to find out more about its background!

[–] PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works 3 points 13 hours ago

That’s such a metal album cover, it’s phenomenally brooding

[–] aviationeast@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

Pretty sure they weren't from Sodom.... They stopped in to pick up a dude and his family.