The Idol of Perversity by Jean Delville, c1875, Large Poster Print

Museum-quality posters made on thick matte paper. Add a wonderful accent to your room and office with these posters that will brighten any environment.The Idol of Perversity is a painting by Jean Delville, a Belgian Symbolist painter, created in 1891. In this painting, Delville portrays the femme fatale as an almost demonic entity. The bellow angel shows her looming over the viewer with an almost phallic snake, reminiscent of Franz von Stuck’s Sin, slithering between her pointed breasts. This image directly represents Delville’s esoteric ideologies of material versus spiritual. However, albeit the fact that female sexuality was looked down upon in the late nineteenth century, the reason this work caught my eye is that it almost stands for the strength and unapologetic woman of today.  Overall, The Idol of Perversity is a powerful and thought-provoking work of art that delves into the complexities of the human psyche and the struggle between good and evil. It is a testament to Delville'