Woman with a Snake | Pierre Amédée Marcel-Beronneau | 1906 Size:14"x11" capturing Venice as a city

capturing Venice as a city of beauty

The detailed engraving emphasizes the vast

and yellows

Illuminated by the soft glow of the moon

Woman with a Snake | Pierre Amédée Marcel-Beronneau | 1906 Size:14"x11" capturing Venice as a cityWoman with Snake (Femme au Serpent), from the Thirteen Nocturnes series, was painted by Pierre Amde Marcel Bronneau (18691947) in 1906. A striking example of French Symbolism, the work portrays a mysterious, veiled woman holding a black serpentan enduring symbol of temptation, knowledge, and transformation. Its haunting palette and dreamlike atmosphere evoke themes of beauty, mortality, and the enigmatic power of the femme fatale, inviting