"Lucifer" by Franz von Stuck (1890) 🇩🇪 ( lemmy.world )
At the end of the 19th century, this painting came into the possession of Ferdinand I of Bulgaria, and one of the most well-known stories about this artwork is that it terrified his entire cabinet. It is even said that a tradition was established of having to make the sign of the holy cross every time they saw this painting on...
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