In his painting The Fall of the Rebel Angels (c. 1660–1665), Luca Giordano stages a violent and dramatic cosmic battle that vividly embodies the conflict between divine light and infernal chaos. The work is divided into two contrasting zones: the upper half glows with light and serene colours, reflecting Giordano’s assimilation of Venetian painting traditions, whereas the lower half is plunged into darkness and writhing agony — a chiaroscuro rooted in the Neapolitan Baroque lineage of Jusepe de Ribera and his followers. The central figure, the archangel (traditionally Michael the Archangel), stands triumphant with extended wings and raised sword, dominating a tumult of contorted demonic bodies — an embodiment of divine order smashing rebellious pride. Through dynamic composition, stark contrasts of light and shadow, and a sweeping gesture of celestial justice, the painting becomes not only a visual spectacle but a symbolic affirmation of a moral universe in which rebellion is met with inevitable divine retribution.

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