Copy painting hand-painted of the artwork
The sin 4 (Stuck)

The most spellbinding version of the series, “The sin 4” offers a vertically stretched framing to the extreme that freezes the image in morbid majesty. Unlike the variations dominated by ochre or red tones, this artwork makes way for a spectral coldness. The woman’s immaculate body stands out against a ghostly grey-blue background. The snake, massive and textured, shines here with an unreal sapphire brilliance, its blue scales coiling like a fatal jewel around the muse’s pale skin. Her gaze is particularly penetrating and provocative. The precision of the details, the quality of the chiaroscuro, and the icy chromatic palette make this canvas the pinnacle of Franz von Stuck’s occult and symbolist art.