The Fall of the Rebel Angels ,Gustav Dore 1870
The Fall of the Rebel Angels is a biblical narrative in Christian theology that recounts the rebellion of angels led by Lucifer against God. This cosmic conflict ends with their expulsion from heaven and their transformation into demons.
Court Painter, taking a break from the woes of the world has decided to join the angels and has undertaken the modest task of visually reinterpreting a 19th-century illustration The Fall of the Rebel Angels 1870 by Gustave Doré, created to accompany Milton’s epic Paradise Lost from 1667.
As the story goes, the fallen angels also parallels human struggles with free will. As cautionary tales, these narratives warn against arrogance and rebellion, showing how defiance disrupts divine harmony. Above all, fallen angels embody the peril of abandoning divine favour for selfish gain, while holy angels stand as guardians of order and protectors of humanity. The fallen, by contrast, exist as agents of chaos, working to undermine the divine.
