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# The angel of death and a miserly king in “Brennoye” by Evelyn De Morgan, 1897
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- Published: 2020-04-01T13:53:49.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T19:07:02.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Art, Observations

Mortal Things. By the English Pre-Raphaelite artist Evelyn De Morgan, 1897.

One might think that this is the Mother of God spreading her starry heavenly veil over our world; the symbols, at any rate, point that way. But the artist's allegory is that the angel of death, with the moon upon its wing, is creeping up on an earthly king, wasting away over his gold in a desolate and gloomy land. The miser's fate is sealed. And somewhere in the distance a liberated spirit soars aloft