Fallen Angels in Hell | John Martin | c. 1841 José de Ribera but with a more simplified

but with a more simplified and abstract approach

painted in 1863

Gérôme’s mastery of texture is on full display

symbolizing his fall from grace into a realm of exile

the three flickering candles (one already extinguished

Fallen Angels in Hell | John Martin | c. 1841 José de Ribera but with a more simplifiedAbout the artwork: Fallen Angels in Hell, also known as The Fallen Angels Entering Pandemonium, draws its subject from Book I of John Miltons Paradise Lost, where Satans defeated legions gather after being cast out of Heaven. Across a vast infernal landscape, countless figures descend through smoke and fire, dwarfed by jagged cliffs, glowing abysses, and monumental architecture. The burning reds and impenetrable shadows transform Hell into an entire