The Fall of the Damned
The Fall of the Damned, alternately known as The Fall of the Rebel Angels, is a monumental religious painting by Peter Paul Rubens dated around 1620. It depicts a jumble of the bodies of the damned, hurled into the abyss by archangel Michael and accompanying angels.
| The Fall of the Damned | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Peter Paul Rubens |
| Year | ca. 1620 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 286.0 cm × 224.0 cm (112.60 in × 88.19 in) |
| Location | Alte Pinakothek, Munich |
In 1959, an art vandal threw acid on the painting. According to him, he did not directly destroy the work, as the acid "relieves one from the work of destruction".
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