The Fallen Angel
The Fallen Angel
EDITION INFORMATION
This portrait is available as part of a strictly limited, artist-signed edition across three print sizes. Each print is individually numbered and produced to archival standards.
Next Available Edition Numbers:
Medium: 18 x 20 inches : 3/25
Large: 28 x 31 inches : 2/10
Extra Large: 40 x 44 inches : 1/3
Once all editions are sold, no further prints will be made.
ABOUT THE WORK
Composed with the solemn grandeur of an altarpiece and the intimate violence of lived emotion, The Fallen Angel presents a tableau that hovers between Renaissance lamentation and contemporary vulnerability. Two nude male figures — brothers in life, trained fighters by discipline — are captured in a moment of exquisite collapse. One cradles the other, his brow furrowed in solemn vigilance, while the body he holds surrenders with balletic resignation: limbs slack, eyes closed, the torso arched in a pose that feels both theatrical and tender.
The formal echoes are unmistakable. There is the ghost of Michelangelo’s Pietà here, but also of classical sculpture and 19th-century romanticism — not in gesture alone, but in the tension between flesh and meaning. Where sacred art sought transcendence, this work insists on embodiment. Muscle, skin, and suspended motion become a language of their own. The older brother, cast as both anchor and mourner, exudes restrained strength; the younger, with his reclining grace and serene expression, evokes not just surrender, but trust.
That they are brothers is not incidental — it deepens the emotional register. Their shared vocation as Muay Thai fighters lends the image a paradoxical beauty: combat, here, is reimagined as care. The restrained, silvery palette and subtle tonal transitions lend the image a painterly softness, drawing the eye gradually toward the flesh and gesture rather than drama. There are no theatrical shadows, no chiaroscuro tension — only the quiet resonance of form holding form.
This is not a fall from grace; it is grace reimagined through devotion, intimacy, and the sacred weight of fraternity. The Fallen Angel invites the viewer to consider not merely who has fallen, but who chooses to bear the fall — and what, in doing so, he reveals of himself.
ARTWORK FORMAT AND MATERIALS
Each fine art print is produced on Hahnemühle Baryta Rag — a museum-grade, 100% cotton archival paper renowned for its luxurious surface and luminous detail. Prints are surrounded by a 1.5 inch white border and are hand-signed and editioned by the artist. Works are shipped unframed to ensure preservation and collector flexibility.
PRICING AND SELECTION
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COLLECTOR NOTES
✅ Signed and numbered by Troy Schooneman
✅ Archival, museum-grade print quality
✅ Strictly limited edition — no reprints once sold out
✅ Certificate of Authenticity available upon request
✅ Ships professionally packaged and unframed
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“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.
― Plato”