Vicious Circle | Jacek Malczewski | 1897 18th Century almost unnatural sky

almost unnatural sky

some in flight and others perched on the ground

Enjoy the beauty of this classic painting in your home

Even though death is right next to him

puppet-like central figure with a knife

Vicious Circle | Jacek Malczewski | 1897 18th Century almost unnatural skyThe painting depicts a fantastic vision of human figures whirling dynamically in mid air in a magical circle. The artist represented himself as a pensive boy sitting on top of a stepladder above the titular vicious circle and holding a brush in his hand. He is surrounded by the naked bodies of Bacchantes; youths and elderly men personifying the feelings and imagination of a young artist. Paradoxically, they seem both real thanks to the painting's