Vrubel described this Demon as “a spirit uniting in itself masculine and feminine qualities…a spirit, not so much evil as suffering and sorrowing, but in all that a powerful spirit…a majestic spirit”. His eyes are filled with a longing for love in a cold and alienated world. He is the antithesis of the feminine, yet possesses feminine attributes in the long hair, soft face, and pouty mouth. He appears passive and introverted yet proud, solitary, and sensitive.
There is tension in his muscles and interlocked fingers which sharply contrasts with the slumped over body and melancholy expression of his face. 1) depicts the figure of the Demon sitting atop a mountain. 9 Footnotes Composition and Meaning in Demon Seated and Demon Downcastĭemon Seated (Fig.
