Year 1889 Artist Franz Stuck | Created 1889 | |
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Dimensions 250 cm × 167 cm (98 in × 66 in) Similar The Sin, Salome, Lucifer, Wild Chase | ||
The Guardian of Paradise (German: Der Wächter des Paradieses) is an 1889 painting by the German artist Franz Stuck. It shows a glowing angel with bird-like wings and a flaming sword.
It was Stuck's first large oil painting. It was entered into the 1889 art exhibition at the Glaspalast in Munich, where it won a gold medal and 6000 Mark. The painting became a breakthrough for Stuck and made him a recognised symbolist artist.
It is kept at the Museum Villa Stuck in Munich.
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