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Inferno

Franz StuckWW-1908-005669

1908·Oil on canvas·50 3/4 × 82 1/2 in. (128.9 × 209.6 cm)

Purchase, Bequest of Julia W. Emmons, by exchange; Walter and Leonore Annenberg Acquisitions Endowment Fund; Charles Hack and the Hearn Family Trust and Mugrabi Family Gifts; Louis V. Bell, Harris Brisbane Dick, Fletcher, and Rogers Funds and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest; Pfeiffer Fund; Theodocia and Joseph Arkus and several members of The Chairman's Council Gifts, 2017

Catalogue

Year: 1908
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 50 3/4 × 82 1/2 in. (128.9 × 209.6 cm)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Franz Stuck

Artist

Franz Stuck

Sculpture

Franz Ritter von Stuck, born Franz Stuck, was a German painter, sculptor, printmaker, and architect. Stuck was best known for his paintings of ancient mythology, receiving substantial critical acclaim with The Sin in 1892. In 1906, Stuck was awarded the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown and was henceforth known as Ritter von Stuck.

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