Demons play a very important role in the work of symbolist painters (especially in the work of Odilon Redon and Mikhail Vrubel). Čiurlionis was no exception in this respect. Though his collection of demons is by no means abundant, there is at least one painting dedicated solely to this role.

Čiurlionis portrays a city of evil with dark, gloomy buildings and a tower reminiscent of the oft-pictured biblical tower of Babel – the symbol of evil and of man's rebellion against God. At the very centre of this scene stands the dark lord of the city himself – a demon with the outspread wings of a bat.

The painting is quite literal and static and resembles a scenographic design...

From 2024-02-24 until 2024-06-08 this painting is exhibited in Museum Belvédère in Heerenveen, Netherlands.

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