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Muscular nude man seen from behind, arm raised toward a glowing winged figure above him, against a near-black background in a dramatic painting.

John Milton's Paradise Lost, Satan and the Birth of Sin (Book II, 746-758) Painting no. 6 from The Milton Gallery

A muscular nude male figure, seen from behind, twists upward with one arm raised toward a glowing winged female figure who appears in a haze of light above him. A nearly black background and soft, warm brushwork model the flesh and draped cloth in this oil painting.

Artist
Henry Fuseli
Date
1785
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1809 × 2168 px
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Public domain · Henry Fuseli died 1825 and the work dates by 1785; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Henry Fuseli, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Satanás y el nacimiento del Pecado, de Henry Fuseli, Paraíso perdido

Una figura masculina desnuda y musculosa, vista de espaldas, se retuerce hacia arriba con un brazo levantado hacia una figura femenina alada y luminosa que aparece entre un halo de luz sobre él. Un fondo casi negro y pinceladas suaves y cálidas modelan la carne y la tela drapeada de esta pintura al óleo.

Português: Satanás e o nascimento do Pecado, de Henry Fuseli, Paraíso Perdido

Uma figura masculina nua e musculosa, vista de costas, se retorce para cima com um braço erguido em direção a uma figura feminina alada e luminosa que surge em meio a um halo de luz acima dele. Um fundo quase negro e pinceladas suaves e quentes modelam a carne e o tecido drapeado nesta pintura a óleo.