Eternal beauty and youth, who doesn't dream of that? For Julian, this dream becomes reality. But in contrast to his appearance, his image in an oil painting ages in a frightening way. On top of that, Julian is developing into a real monster.

Julian continues to spiral into decadence which each passing day but he is terrified that someone might discover his disfigured portrait. He even resorts to murder to cover up his ghastly secret but that may not be enough to save him from his cruel end.