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Medea (Stuck)

In this striking and dramatic representation, Franz von Stuck takes on the tragic myth of “Medea”. The sorceress princess is depicted in an extremely vertical format, accentuating her imposing and vengeful stature. Wearing a heavy, incandescent red dress, a symbol of destructive passion and death, she firmly holds the hilt of an ancient sword. Her harsh and fleeting gaze is lost in a dark, resolute reflection. Her two young children, future victims of her murderous fury in retaliation for Jason’s betrayal, desperately cling to her dress, pleading. The composition, bathed in the artist’s characteristic chiaroscuro, isolates this sculptural, gold-crowned figure against a deep black background. A powerful artwork, the quintessence of symbolism.