L' Enigme | Gustave Doré | 1871 Frame Options:White Frame evokes a sense of melancholy

evokes a sense of melancholy and longing

emphasizing the modern

as described in historical accounts and biblical prophecy

mouth agape in a silent scream

The dynamic interplay of light and shadow

L' Enigme | Gustave Doré | 1871 Frame Options:White Frame evokes a sense of melancholyAbout the artwork: Allegorical painting of Humanity facing the horrors of defeat and, more generally, the end of the world. Painted in 1871, following the Franco German war of 1870 and the Commune of Paris, the work testifies to this dark context. In 1884, the painting was presented with two other canvases "The Black Eagle of Prussia" and "The Defense of Paris"