Beeld van een chimeara 1888

"Beeld van een chimeara" is an etching by Belgian symbolist artist James Ensor, created in 1888. This artwork is a small-scale work, measuring only 100 mm by 70 mm, and is currently housed in the Rijksmuseum. The artwork depicts a chimera, a mythical creature with parts from different animals, which symbolizes the artist's fascination with the grotesque and the absurd. Ensor’s work often explored themes of social satire and religious skepticism, and this piece is no exception. This artwork is part of a series of etchings that Ensor created that reflected his interest in the bizarre and the grotesque.