Devils, demons and witchcraft : 244 illustrations for artists and craftspeople

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Zusammenfassung: "Throughout history, artists have grappled with the problem of depicting clearly and forcefully the principles of evil and suffering in human existence." With this view, the Lehners have collected 244 representations, symbols, and manuscript pages of devils and death from Egyptian times to 1931. Reproductions from Dürer, Holbein, Cranach, Rembrandt, and many other lesser-known or unknown artists illustrate the fascinating history. The fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries are stressed.The book is divided into 12 chapters, each with a separate introduction. Most of the illustrations

Object Details

• Alternative title: Devils demons death and damnation
• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• ISBN: 9780486227511
• Dimensions: 28 cm
• Extent: xvi, 174 Seiten
• Language: Englisch

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Grafische Verfahren, Drucke

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Mineola, New York
• (who): Dover Publications, Inc.
• (when): [1971]
• Creator: Lehner, Ernst ; Lehner, Johanna

Further information

• Table of contents: https://d-nb.info/1067116370/04
• Rights: Bei diesem Objekt liegt nur das Inhaltsverzeichnis digital vor. Der Zugriff darauf ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 11.06.2025, 1:34 PM CEST