Fall of Satan | Gustave Doré | 1866 20th Century Lenoir captures a tender moment

Lenoir captures a tender moment between a young couple gazing dreamily out of a moonlit window

while the left panel depicts the temptation and fall of Adam and Eve

The combination of natural and human elements captures a moment frozen in time

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Fall of Satan | Gustave Doré | 1866 20th Century Lenoir captures a tender momentThis is a black and white illustration by Gustave Dor (18321883), created for John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost. The scene depicts Satan's dramatic fall from Heaven, as described in the poem. In the artwork, Satan, portrayed with wings and a defiant pose, is cast down amidst beams of divine light breaking through the clouds. The celestial background, with stars dotting the heavens, contrasts with the dark clouds and the Earth below, emphasizing