The Temptation of Sir Percival | Arthur Hacker | 1894

Sir Percival sits heavily in his armour on the forest floor, holding a blood red cup as a young woman leans unnervingly close beside him. Her expression is not tender but disturbingly intent, her fixed stare heightening the sense of quiet menace rather than seduction. The contrast between her soft, earthly presence and Percival’s rigid stillness suggests a moment of intense inner conflict. Painted by Arthur Hacker, the scene presents temptation as something intimate and psychologically unsettling, where desire threatens spiritual resolve without a single overt gesture.

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20 x 16 Inches = 50.8 cm x 40.6 cm