“The Worship of Mammon” is an artwork created by Evelyn De Morgan in 1909. The painting falls under the Romanticism art movement and can be categorized as a symbolic and religious painting.
The artwork illustrates a striking scene in which a woman, robed in a flowing, diaphanous garment of pale pink and lilac, appears to be in an act of beseeching. She clings desperately to the leg of a colossal, imposing figure that symbolizes Mammon, the personification of wealth and greed. The giant figure’s stern visage and dominating presence overshadow the woman, highlighting the power dynamics and the theme of subjugation to material wealth. The woman’s expression, marked by a sense of pleading, and her posture, suggests a narrative of supplication and despair. The background features a night sky sprinkled with stars, juxtaposing the ethereal with the corporeal, further enhancing the symbolic depth of the painting.
