Devil in Art

  • Entry XI — On the Colors of the Devil

    In Entry XI, the Archivist traces the Devil’s changing colors: the blue angel of Ravenna, the black of medieval demonology, the green of Gothic fiends, and the red of Revelation, hellfire, and Gounod’s Faust. Each color carried meanings of darkness, corruption, or fire, revealing more about painters than about Satan.

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