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SATAN EXPRESSED IN ART 

FROM THE 14TH -19TH CENTURY

Satan expressed in art has always not only fascinated  but entertained me
The imagination of man is great. Many a great artist created a religious painting, giving their perspective on Biblical stories
Satan and Hell is one part of the bible that even though whom have no firm beliefs, get pleasure from as it inspires the imagination the unknown!
St. Michael Vanquishing Satan   (1518) by Raphael,
St. Michael Vanquishing Satan 
 (1518)
by Raphael,
Balaam and the Angel  (1836) by Gustav Jäger
Balaam and the Angel
 (1836)
by Gustav Jäger
Illustration of the Devil  In the Codex Gigas Early 13th century
Illustration of the Devil 
In the Codex Gigas
Early 13th century
Satan from The Last Judgement (1583) by Jacob de Backer
 Satan from The Last Judgement
(1583)
by Jacob de Backer
Satan from Triptych of Earthly Vanity and Divine Salvation Hans Memling's   (.1485)
Baphomet, also known as the                   Sabbatic Goa  (1854)​ by Eliphas Levi
Baphomet, also known as the                   Sabbatic Goa
 (1854)​
by Eliphas Levi
Lucifer (1890) by Franz Stuck.
Lucifer 
(1890)
by Franz Stuck.
Satan Summoning his Legions  (1790) by  Thomas Lawrence
Satan from Triptych of Earthly Vanity and Divine Salvation
Hans Memling's 
 (.1485)
St. Francis Borgia Helping a Dying Impenitent  (1788) by Francisco Goya
St. Francis Borgia Helping a Dying Impenitent
 (1788)
by Francisco Goya
Blake_Book_of_The Examination of Job  ( 1821) by The Examination of Job  ( 1821) by William Blake.
The Examination of Job 
( 1821)
by William Blake.
Satan and Death with Sin Intervening  (1792 or 1802) by Henry Fuseli
Satan and Death with Sin Intervening 
(1792 or 1802)
by Henry Fuseli
Satan Summoning his Legions 
(1790)
by 
Thomas Lawrence
The Triumph of Death"  1325-1350.  Francesco Traini 
So-called Church fathers alta Between 1471 and 1475 Michael Pacher
So-called Church fathers alta
Between 1471 and 1475
Michael Pacher
The Triumph of Death" 
1325-1350. 
Francesco Traini 
The Last Judgment 1432-1435 ​Fra Angelico
The Last Judgment
1432-1435
​Fra Angelico
Depiction of Satan (1866) by Gustave Doré
Depiction of Satan
(1866)
by Gustave Doré
The Devil and the Damned in Hell. ( 1303-6 ) by Giotto di Bondone
Paradise Lost 1808 The engraving depicts Satan inciting the rebel angels against God. By William Blake
Paradise Lost
1808
The engraving depicts Satan inciting the rebel angels against God.
By William Blake
 
The Devil and the Damned in Hell.
( 1303-6 )
by Giotto di Bondone
The Fallen Angel Satan is cast from heaven into hell. Gustave Doré  1832 – 1883
The Fallen Angel
Satan is cast from heaven into hell.
Gustave Doré 
1832 – 1883
Satan and Death with Sin Intervening (1792 or 1802) by Henry Fuseli
Satan and Death with Sin Intervening
(1792 or 1802)
by Henry Fuseli
 
 
The oldest representation of the Christian idea of the devil may be this mosaic in the Basilica of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, Italy
The oldest representation of the Christian idea of the devil may be this mosaic in the Basilica of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, Italy
6TH CENTURY
The Temptation by the Devil Gustave Doré 1865​
The Temptation by the Devil
Gustave Doré
1865​
Satan Watching the Caresses of Adam and Eve (c. 1808) by William Blake, an illustration of John Milton's Paradise Lost
Ancient Roman mosaic showing a horned, goat-legged Pan holding a shepherd's crook. 
Satan and Beelzebub by William Hayley (1793)
Satan and Beelzebub
by William Hayley
(1793)
Satan Sowing Seeds by Felicien Rops, pen
"Satan Sowing Seeds" by Felicien Rops, pencil, around
 1872
William Hogarth depicts Satan as a warrior, Sin as a Woman, and Death as a Skeleton.
William Hogarth depicts Satan as a warrior, Sin as a Woman, and Death as a Skeleton.
(1697)
The coat of arms traditionally attributed to Satan in European heraldry
The coat of arms traditionally attributed to Satan in European heraldry
Satan Watching the Caresses of Adam and Eve
 ( 1808)
by William Blake
Satan afflicting Job from the Nuremberg
Satan afflicting Job from the Nuremberg Chronicle
 (1492)
Engraving of the colossal statue Satan (or more often under the title Lucifer) by the Milanese sculptor Costantino Corti (1823/24–1873).
Engraving of the colossal statue Satan
 by the Milanese sculptor Costantino Corti 
Satan baptizing a disciple, most likely a witch in North America.
Satan baptizing a disciple, most likely a witch in North America.
​1800s
Satan before the Lord
Satan before the Lord
by Corrado Giaquinto
1750
Satan Calling Up his Legions by William Blake
(1804)
Ancient Roman mosaic showing a horned, goat-legged Pan holding a shepherd's crook.
Satan Calling Up his Legions by William Blake
THE ANTI-CHRIST IN ART
The Number of the Beast is 666 (1805) William Blake 
A depiction of the antichrist 1501 Luca Signorelli's
The Number of the Beast is 666
(1805)
William Blake 
Hortus Deliciarum - Antichrist
A depiction of the antichrist
1501
Luca Signorelli's
Antichrist - a fresco from Osogovo Monastery
Antichrist - a fresco from Osogovo Monastery
Hortus Deliciarum -Antichrist
12th century
THE BEAST AND THE DRAGON
There are two-hundred and ninety-six References to word Beast in the bible
Matthias Gerung (1500–1570), “The Beasts of Revelation
Matthias Gerung
(1500–1570),
“The Beasts of Revelation
Satan (the Dragon) gives the Beast of the Sea Produced between 1377 and 1382.
Satan (the Dragon) gives the Beast of the Sea
Produced between 1377 and 1382.
Daniel's vision of the four beasts - woodcut  by Hans Holbein the Younger 16th century
Daniel's vision of the four beasts - woodcut 
by Hans Holbein the Younger
16th century
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