Ahasuerus at the End of the World | Adolf Hirémy-Hirschl | 1888 Size:A4 Landscape The background is ethereal and

The background is ethereal and indistinct

the composition evokes a powerful sense of death and decay

and dozens of smaller craft—had been destroyed or captured

The Fall of the Titans is an oil painting of the Titanomachy by the Dutch painter Cornelis van Haarlem in 1588–1590

Ahasuerus at the End of the World | Adolf Hirémy-Hirschl | 1888 Size:A4 Landscape The background is ethereal and"Ahasuerus at the End of the World" is a late 19th century oil painting by Hungarian artist Adolf Hirmy Hirschl. Done in oil on canvas, the work depicts the Wandering Jew, called "Ahasuerus" in legends since at least the 17th century, witnessing the end of the world, as he was cursed to do for laughing at Christ during his crucifixion. The exceedingly dark symbolism used in the work has been used to cite Hirschl as a Symbolist. Frame: Created from