The Sin | Heinrich Lossow | 1880 Gustav Klimt with the figures illuminated by

with the figures illuminated by a single candle that highlights their faces and the open book they focus on

this painting features a collection of symbolic objects such as skulls

Blood oozes from Medusa’s neck

threatened with divine judgment for its sins

is depicted in a moment of serene majesty

The Sin | Heinrich Lossow | 1880 Gustav Klimt with the figures illuminated byAbout 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