Medea
Franz von Stuck serves up a terrifying slice of Greek mythology with this towering figure of Medea. Dressed in a blood-red gown that screams danger, she clutches a sword while her two innocent children cling to her legs, completely unaware she plans to kill them to punish her ex, Jason. Stuck, a master of the Symbolist movement, loved painting 'femme fatales'—dangerous, powerful women—and here he uses a pitch-black background to make that red dress pop like a warning sign. It’s a dramatic freeze-frame of a mother turning into a monster of vengeance.
Location: Museum Villa Stuck, Munich
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