Moonlit Rapids | Carl Gustaf Plagemann | 1847 Select Size:24" x 36" possibly collectors or scholars

possibly collectors or scholars

irrational powers

The muted palette and chiaroscuro lighting heighten the sense of desolation

the painting depicts Saint Anthony suspended in midair as grotesque demons assault him from all directions

its tiny limbs contorted in agony

Moonlit Rapids | Carl Gustaf Plagemann | 1847 Select Size:24" x 36" possibly collectors or scholarsAbout the artwork: Moonlit Rapids (1847) by Swedish painter Carl Gustaf Plagemann transforms a rugged mountain landscape into a scene of mystery and sublime beauty. Viewed through a monumental stone archway, a turbulent river gleams beneath the moon as it rushes between shadowed cliffs toward a distant bridge. In the foreground, a solitary figure carrying a lantern emerges from the darkness, its warm glow contrasting with the cold silver light