Satan, Sin, and Death: 'Death and Sin met by Satan on his Return from Earth', 1792–95, Graphite, brush and brown ink, gray and brown wash heightened with touches of white, Sheet: 23 1/4 × 16 3/8 in. (59 × 41.6 cm), Drawings, James Barry (Irish, Cork 1741–1806 London), Barry made this drawing between 1792 and 1795 as he planned a series of large etchings inspired by Milton’s 'Paradise Lost.' Although the ambitious scheme was never fully realized, this composition was published as an etching, and demonstrates Barry's deep engagement with the sublime
Keywords:
Satan, Sin, Death, Sin met, Return, Earth, 1792–95, Graphite, brush, brown ink, gray, wash heightened, touches, white, Sheet, 23 1/4, 16 3/8, 59, 41.6 cm, Drawings, James Barry, Irish, Cork, 1741–1806, London, Barry, drawing, 1792, 1795, planned, series, large etchings inspired, Milton, Paradise Lost, ambitious scheme, never fully, realized, composition, published, etching, demonstrates, deep engagement, sublime
Image ID:
The watermark in the image will not appear on the final download.