The Demon Seated | Mikhail Vrubel | 1890 Select Size:36" x 24" Salome is shown recoiling in

Salome is shown recoiling in terror as the ghostly head of John the Baptist appears before her

perhaps inspired by the “tronie” tradition—a study of character and expression rather than a formal portrait

painted in 1887

The figures' faces are obscured

one of the earliest masterpieces of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood

The Demon Seated | Mikhail Vrubel | 1890 Select Size:36" x 24" Salome is shown recoiling inAbout the artwork: The Demon Seated (1890) by Mikhail Vrubel is a key work of Russian Symbolism, inspired by Lermontovs poem The Demon, which tells the story of a fallen spiritneither evil nor redeemedwho wanders the earth in sorrow. Vrubel portrays this figure seated on a mountaintop at sunset, surrounded by flowers that almost merge with his body. His tense posture and distant gaze evoke a sense of inner turmoil and isolation. The use of angular,