The Soul Breaking the Links Holding it to the Earth

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The Soul Breaking the Links Holding it to the Earth is an oil on canvas allegorical painting by Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, begun in 1821 and left incomplete upon his death in 1823.[1]

It shows the soul of a dying person in the form of a female angel launching itself from the earth (on which lies a twisted snake) and flying towards heaven and a ray of divine light. It was declared a national treasure of France on 19 May 2018 and given to the Louvre in November 2019 by the Société des amis du Louvre.[2]

References

  1. ^ (in French) "Catalogue entry".
  2. ^ (in French) "Acquisitions by the Societe".
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