You Sexy Devil
The sculpture that was Too Hot For Church…
Visit St. Paul’s Cathedral in the city of Liège, Belgium and you’ll find a sculpture that could potentially inspire some less than pious thoughts.
Called the The Lucifer of Liège or Le génie du mal (The Spirit of Evil) the white- marble creation depicts a near-naked and exquisitely buff Lucifer sitting chained to a plinth, encased in the large folded wings of his kind. His carved hair is lush, his tortured features classically handsome. The crown he holds and his broken sceptre denote his status as a ‘fallen angel’, while a tear slides from his left eye.
Although he’s now over 170 years old, this Lucifer proves that the ideals of masculine beauty have remained remarkably consistent over the years.
But, although Hot Satan is pretty sizzling, this sculpture is actually considered the more PG version of an earlier original sculpture, which was removed after being deemed ‘too hot for church’.
The intriguing story behind this easy-on-the-eyes Satan includes an interesting family connection.
Jozef Geefs was a Belgian sculptor from a family of six brothers, all sculptors.
In 1838 his brother Guilluame was commissioned to design an elaborate pulpit at Liège’s St. Pauls. The design included a twin staircase, and the statue was to…
