Lucifer (Fallen Meteor in Flames)
ca. 1898-1900
Imagine falling from heaven so fast that your head turns into a burning meteor—that’s the vibe of this haunting Rodin sketch. A pale, nude figure is curled into a tight ball, limbs tucked in as if bracing for impact, but where the face should be, there’s just a dark, smoldering explosion of wash. The French inscription at the bottom translates to 'A meteor fallen in flames,' linking this tumbling body to the biblical fall of Lucifer. Rodin was obsessed with Dante’s Inferno, and here he captures the sheer terror of damnation by erasing humanity’s most defining feature and replacing it with pure, chaotic destruction.
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