Log in to see this item in other languages
Lucifer
Composition with a figure of a seated naked man depicted in en face in the undefined dark space. The eyes are staring fixed to the viewer. The head is propped on his left hand. The right hand is pulled back and sideways leaning in protruding from the backwings. In the background on the left descends phosphorescent imaginary light source.
Creator
- Franz von Stuck
- Franz Stuck
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/11K(LUCIFER)29
Type of item
- painting (image-making)
- symbolism (artistic concept)
- Art of painting
Creator
- Franz von Stuck
- Franz Stuck
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/11K(LUCIFER)29
Type of item
- painting (image-making)
- symbolism (artistic concept)
- Art of painting
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Creation date
- 1890
- 1890
Current location
- National Art Gallery
Provenance
- The painting "Lucifer" was purchased personally by the Bulgarian Prince Ferdinand I in 1891 for the Royal Collection, when he visited the artist's studio in Munich. On December 25th 1930, the painting was donated by the Bulgarian King Boris III to the National Museum in Sofia and entered its collection. Around 1948 the painting was transferred to the recently founded National Art Gallery, Sofia.
Extent
- 161 x 152, 5 cm
Language
- English
Relations
- http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22953800
Year
- 1890
Providing country
- Bulgaria
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2016-02-04T10:01:06.308Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2017-09-29T14:18:24.625Z