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20 Masterpieces Depicting the Inner Battle Between Good and Evil
From Renaissance allegories to Romantic visions, classical artists used angels and tempters to explore human conscience.
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20 Masterpieces Depicting the Inner Battle Between Good and Evil 
20. Annibale Carracci: Hercules At The Crossroads 
19. William Blake: The Good And Evil Angels 
18. Pieter Bruegel The Elder: Fall Of The Rebel Angels - AdvertisementSwipe or tap ▶ to continue countdown
17. Moritz Retzsch: The Chess Players 
16. Henry Fuseli: The Nightmare 
15. Edward Armitage: The Remorse Of Judas 
14. Hieronymus Bosch: The Seven Deadly Sins - AdvertisementSwipe or tap ▶ to continue countdown
13. Pietro Da Cortona: The Guardian Angel 
12. Eugene Delacroix: The Barque Of Dante 
11. Thomas Cole: The Voyage Of Life: Manhood 
10. Sandro Botticelli: Calumny Of Apelles - AdvertisementSwipe or tap ▶ to continue countdown
9. John Martin: Pandemonium 
8. Lucas Cranach The Elder: Law And Gospel 
7. Rembrandt: Return Of The Prodigal Son 
6. Caspar David Friedrich: The Abbey In The Oakwood - AdvertisementSwipe or tap ▶ to continue countdown
5. Peter Paul Rubens: The Fall Of Phaethon 
4. Jacques-Louis David: The Oath Of The Horatii 
3. Ary Scheffer: Paolo And Francesca In The Inferno 
2. Theodore Gericault: The Raft Of The Medusa - AdvertisementSwipe or tap ▶ to continue countdown
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Across centuries of art history, painters and printmakers used the allegorical forms of guiding angels and shadowy tempters to represent the psychological tensions of human moral choice.
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