The Soul Breaking the Links Holding it to the Earth
Pierre-Paul Prud'hon1822
Louvre Museum
Paris, France
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painting by Pierre-Paul Prud'hon
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1822
Paris, France
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painting by Pierre-Paul Prud'hon
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oil paint
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It shows the soul of a dying person in the form of a female angel launching itself from the earth (on which lies a twisted snake) and flying towards heaven and a ray of divine light. It was declared a national treasure of France on 19 May 2018 and given to the Louvre in November 2019 by the Société des amis du Louvre.