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Angel of the Death | Horace Vernet | 1851 Frame Options:Black Frame depicts one of the darkestAbout the artwork: Angel of the Death by Horace Vernet (1851) shows a solemn moment in a simple interior where a young woman lies on a bed, her body gently lifted by a dark robed, winged figure representing the Angel of Death. Her right hand is raised toward a beam of light from above, suggesting a passage from life to the afterlife, while a young man kneels beside the bed in prayer, his head bowed and hands clasped tightly. The scene includes