Angel with the instruments of whipping
- Artist
- Bartolome Esteban Murillo
- Date
- 1660
- Style
- Baroque
- Genre
- Religious painting
- Location
- Louvre
"Angel with the instruments of whipping" is a striking religious painting that depicts an angel wielding symbolic tools associated with suffering. The artwork features dynamic composition and dramatic lighting characteristic of the Baroque style, emphasizing emotion and spiritual intensity. The angel's expressive posture and detailed rendering evoke a sense of divine intervention and penitence. The painting's intense realism and devotional mood reflect the period's focus on conveying religious devotion, making it a compelling example of Baroque religious art.
Related artworks
- Sevastopol by Ivan Aivazovsky
- Crucifixion by Albrecht Durer
- Abraham and three Angels by Marc Chagall
- Design for the Fugger Chapel in Augsburg Simson with the doors of Gaza by Albrecht Durer
- Venice by Ivan Aivazovsky
- No - Nox by Roy Lichtenstein
- Don Quixote by Gustave Dore
- Sodom by Gustave Dore
- Madame Zborowska with clasped hands by Amedeo Modigliani
- Autumn Storm by Richard Whitney