The Sin | Heinrich Lossow | 1880 Select Size:9" x 12" add to the scene's tranquility

add to the scene's tranquility

echoing biblical imagery of impure spirits

this artwork is part of Roerich's extensive series that explores the sacred and the majestic landscapes of the East

barren landscape behind her suggests isolation

The Sin | Heinrich Lossow | 1880 Select Size:9" x 12" add to the scene's tranquilityAbout the artwork: Heinrich Lossows 1880 painting The Sin (Die Versndigung) confronts viewers with a provocative and controversial vision of the infamous Banquet of Chestnuts, an alleged 1501 Vatican event associated with Cesare Borgia and the reputed moral corruption of the papal court, drawing on a single, debated account by Johann Burchard. In depicting intimate, forbidden acts between clergy and courtesans, Lossow does more than illustrate a