Bride of Belus | Henri-Paul Motte | c. 1885 Select Size:12" x 9" and the city crumbles under

and the city crumbles under the weight of unseen catastrophe

The painting depicts rows of colorful irises in full bloom

and The Kiss (1864) is one of his most striking works

symbolizing the sting of awakening

Bride of Belus | Henri-Paul Motte | c. 1885 Select Size:12" x 9" and the city crumbles underAbout the artwork: Henri Paul Mottes Bride of Belus (c. 1885) stages a dramatic reinterpretation of an ancient Babylonian ritual described by classical writers, where a woman was offered to the god Bel. Motte turns this fragmentary myth into an almost theatrical historical fantasy: a young woman stands elevated above a lavish temple interior, illuminated as the central sacrificial figure, while priests, soldiers, and worshippers surround her with