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Object Type
print
Museum number
1873,0809.460
Title
Object:
Lucifer
Description
The Devil at centre, with three faces and three pairs of wings, standing in a pool and devouring a damned soul, against dark background; after Lodovico Cigoli Engraving
Producer name
Print made by:
Cornelis Galle I
After:
Lodovico Cigoli
Published by:
Balthasar Caymox
School/style
Flemish
Italian
Production date
1591-1612
Materials
paper
Technique
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
262 millimetres
(trimmed)
Width:
193 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
An earlier edition was published by Philips Galle.
Bibliographic references
Hollstein / Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts c.1450-1700
(277)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
devil/demon
Associated names
Representation of:
Devil
Associated titles
Associated Title:
Divine Comedy
(by Dante)
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Louis Bihn
Acquisition date
1873
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1873,0809.460