The Sin | Heinrich Lossow | 1880 Gustav Klimt The painting captures Diana's graceful

The painting captures Diana's graceful presence as she gently interacts with the powerful yet peaceful lion

with the figures illuminated by a single candle that highlights their faces and the open book they focus on

von Stuck captures the intense moment of confrontation between Perseus and his enemy

threatened with divine judgment for its sins

associated with the French Symbolist circle

The Sin | Heinrich Lossow | 1880 Gustav Klimt The painting captures Diana's gracefulAbout the artwork: Heinrich Lossows 1880 painting The Sin (Die Versndigung) confronts viewers with a provocative and controversial vision of the infamous Banquet of Chestnuts, an alleged 1501 Vatican event associated with Cesare Borgia and the reputed moral corruption of the papal court, drawing on a single, debated account by Johann Burchard. In depicting intimate, forbidden acts between clergy and courtesans, Lossow does more than illustrate a