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The image displays an abstract arrangement of angular and jagged lines. At the top, a sharply pointed shape resembles a mountainous figure or cloak, with a centrally placed face. The lower part of the artwork shows clustered forms with triangular and diamond cut-outs, suggesting robed figures or a congregation. The black-and-white illustration uses high contrast to create a mysterious atmosphere, with familiar elements like eyes and geometric forms hinting at a symbolic gathering.

Das Infernalische Abendmahl (The Infernal Last Supper) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880 - 1938)

1912/1922 · woodcut from a bound volume with 51 woodcuts (including cover and front and back endpapers) on wove paper

National Gallery of Art · Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0)

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