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add to the scene's tranquility
which bears an emblem combining a wreath and a motto associated with Neoplatonic ideals
almost theatrical
In doing so
Lossow does more than illustrate a scandal: he uses chiaroscuro and realistic detail to explore themes of temptation
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
