Devils, Demons, and Witchcraft | Free Book
"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 are collected in five of these chapters: Devils
and Demons, including Belial, Beelzebub, and the Anti-Christ;
Witches and Warlocks, their animals, forms, and rituals; The Danse
Macabre, with the Dance of Death Alphabet by Holbein and
representations of all classes leveled by the common force of death;
Memento Mori, including a skull clock, a macabre representation of
the Tree of Knowledge and Death, and the winged hourglass and
scythe; and Religio-Political Devilry, the fight between the Papists
and the Reformers, and symbols of devils in other political
disputes. There are also chapters on the Fall of Lucifer, Faust and
Mephistopheles, Hell and Damnation, The Apocalyptic Horsemen,
Witch-Hunting, The Art of Dying, and Resurrection and Reckoning.
Anyone
curious about witchcraft, death, and devils will be interested in
this book. It is particularly useful to teachers, artists, and
illustrators who need clear reproductions for the classroom, for
models, or for commercial uses. Death, devils, and their history are
very much with us today.
- Title: Devils, Demons, and Witchcraft | Free Book
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