Faun by Moonlight | Léon Spilliaert | 1910 Size:16"x12" revealing a scene where nature

revealing a scene where nature

suggesting the painful separation of self

pulling her into a macabre dance

casting the Magdalene between salvation and corruption

An elderly figure presses jewellery into her hand

Faun by Moonlight | Léon Spilliaert | 1910 Size:16"x12" revealing a scene where natureThis haunting night scene shows a horned faun playing his pipe as he leads a small group of goats across a silent, empty landscape under a pale, watchful moon. The figures appear as dark, delicate silhouettes, and the long shadows and muted tones give the whole scene a deep sense of stillness and quiet unease. The world feels caught somewhere between reality and dream, where myth seems to wander into the countryside and moonlight turns an ordinary