| Image Upright: | 0.75 |
| The Guardian of Paradise | |
| Artist: | Franz Stuck |
| Year: | 1889 |
| Medium: | Oil on canvas |
| Height Metric: | 250 |
| Width Metric: | 167 |
| Metric Unit: | cm |
| City: | Munich |
| Museum: | Museum Villa Stuck |
The Guardian of Paradise is an 1889 painting by the German artist Franz Stuck. It shows a glowing angel with bird-like wings and a flaming sword.
It was Stuck's first large oil painting. It was entered into the 1889 art exhibition at the Glaspalast in Munich, where it won a gold medal and 6000 Mark. The painting became a breakthrough for Stuck and made him a recognised symbolist artist.[1]
It is kept at the Museum Villa Stuck in Munich.[2]