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Portrayal of the Revelation 12 "war in heaven," in which the devil and Satan--the "serpent of old"--and his angels are cast down to earth after losing to God's angels.
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DELACROIX, Eugène
(b. 1798, Charenton-Saint-Maurice, d. 1863, Paris)
Apollo Slays Python (detail)
1850-51
Oil on mounted canvas
Musée du Louvre, Paris
The subject, which Delacroix took from Ovid's Metamorphoses, is effectively the victory of Good over Evil. But it takes the form of beauty vanquishing the ugly and genius dispelling stupidity.
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Author: DELACROIX, Eugène
Title: Apollo Slays Python (detail)
Form: painting
Time-line: 1801-1850
School: French