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Engraving of a winged horned figure falling through a starry sky with shafts of light, above billowing clouds.

Satan falling from heaven

A winged, horned figure tumbles through a starry night sky past rays of light, above a billowing bank of clouds and a glowing curved mass below. The engraving uses dense cross-hatched lines to render dark wings, shadow, and clouds.

Artist
Gustave Doré
Date
1866
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1867 × 2325 px
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Public domain · Gustave Doré died 1883 and the work dates by 1866; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Gustave Doré, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Satanás cayendo del cielo

Una figura alada y con cuernos cae en picada por un cielo nocturno estrellado, junto a haces de luz, sobre un banco de nubes y una masa curva y brillante abajo. El grabado usa líneas densas cruzadas para representar alas oscuras, sombras y nubes.

Português: Satanás caindo do céu

Uma figura alada e com chifres despenca por um céu noturno estrelado, passando por raios de luz, acima de um banco de nuvens e de uma massa curva e brilhante embaixo. A gravura usa linhas densas cruzadas para criar asas escuras, sombras e nuvens.

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