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Dramatic painting of a pale nude warrior raising a spear beside a winged dark figure and a serpent-bodied woman, set in deep shadow with coiled serpents below.

Satan and Death with Sin Intervening

A pale, muscular nude figure raises a spear against a winged dark form, while a woman with a serpent-entwined lower body reaches between them. Serpents coil across the shadowy ground, and bones lie at lower right against a nearly black background, in dramatic chiaroscuro oil painting.

Artist
Henry Fuseli
Date
1799
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1846 × 2100 px
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Public domain · Henry Fuseli died 1825 and the work dates by 1799; 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: Satán y la Muerte con el Pecado interpuesto, Henry Fuseli, 1799

Una figura desnuda, pálida y musculosa levanta una lanza contra una forma oscura alada, mientras una mujer con la parte inferior del cuerpo enroscada en serpientes se extiende entre ellas. Serpientes se enrollan sobre el suelo sombrío y huesos aparecen abajo a la derecha, en un fondo casi negro.

Português: Satanás e a Morte com o Pecado Interposto, Henry Fuseli, 1799

Uma figura nua, pálida e musculosa ergue uma lança contra uma forma alada e escura, enquanto uma mulher com a parte inferior do corpo enrolada em serpentes se estende entre elas. Serpentes se enroscam no chão sombrio e ossos aparecem à direita inferior, sobre um fundo quase negro.