Satan Collection (page 8)

The Prince and Elsie in the garden. But first come hither and lay the flowers down beside me, put you hands in mine
1192519 The Prince and Elsie in the garden. But first come hither and lay the flowers down beside me, put you hands in mine

Punishment of the Miser and the Wrathful and Satan devouring Judas, Brutus and Cassius
6365884 Punishment of the Miser and the Wrathful and Satan devouring Judas, Brutus and Cassius, fragment from the cycle of detached frescoes The Triumph of Death, Last Judgement and Hell

Lucifer clutching two Giants and Antenor, fragment from the cycle of detached frescoes The Triumph of Death
6365883 Lucifer clutching two Giants and Antenor, fragment from the cycle of detached frescoes The Triumph of Death, Last Judgement and Hell, c.1350 by Orcagna

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Elsies return, I saw her standing on the deck, beneath an awning cool and shady
1192536 Elsies return, I saw her standing on the deck, beneath an awning cool and shady. by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); Private Collection; (add.info)

St Catherine. See yonder little cloud, that borne aloft. So tenderly by the wind, floats fast away
1192534 St Catherine. See yonder little cloud, that borne aloft. So tenderly by the wind, floats fast away, over the snowy peaks by Meteyard

Herod: Would I were dead, would I were dead
1192524 Herod: Would I were dead, would I were dead! by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Golden Legend published by Hodder and Stoughton circa 1920 s); English

The wise men of the East. Hail to thee, Jesus of Nazareth
1192523 The wise men of the East. Hail to thee, Jesus of Nazareth! by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); Private Collection; (add.info)

Elsies prayer. My redeemer and my Lord
1192520 Elsies prayer. My redeemer and my Lord by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Golden Legend published by Hodder and Stoughton circa 1920 s); English

Lucifer and his angels hasten! Hasten! O ye spirits, from its station drag the ponderous cross of iron
1192516 Lucifer and his angels hasten! Hasten! O ye spirits, from its station drag the ponderous cross of iron by Meteyard

Damned to hell, detail, 1500-02 (fresco)
6262768 Damned to hell, detail, 1500-02 (fresco) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523); Duomo (Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta), Orvieto, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: The interior, Chapel Nova or St)

Damned to hell, detail of the flying demon carrying a prosperous sinner on his shoulders
6263066 Damned to hell, detail of the flying demon carrying a prosperous sinner on his shoulders and looking back towards her grinning, evidently satisfied with the prey

Statue of St. Michael defeating the devil, detail of the Mausoleum of St. Pius V (marble)
3928847 Statue of St. Michael defeating the devil, detail of the Mausoleum of St. Pius V (marble) by Buzzi, Giovanni Antonio (fl.1568-79); Church of Santa Croce, Bosco Marengo, Alessandria, Piedmont

Avarice and Pride, detail, 1485 (fresco)
2655027 Avarice and Pride, detail, 1485 (fresco) by Borlone de Buschis, Giacomo (fl.1462-1485); Oratorio dei Disciplini, Clusone, Bergamo, Italy; (add.info.: Clusone, Oratory of Disciplini or St)

Irmingard and and her father. My father spake, "this, or the cloister and the veil"
1192531 Irmingard and and her father. My father spake, " this, or the cloister and the veil". by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); Private Collection; (add.info)

Front Cover
1192514 Front Cover by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Golden Legend published by Hodder and Stoughton circa 1920 s); English, out of copyright

Le genie du mal (sculpture)
JEB4870622 Le genie du mal (sculpture) by Amy, Jean Barnabe (1839-1907); 46x19x31 cm; Palais de Longchamp, Marseille, France; © Jean Bernard. All rights reserved 2022

Altvater - Leben, 1502 (hand-coloured print)
7243091 Altvater - Leben, 1502 (hand-coloured print) by Gruninger, Johann (1455-1533); 8.0x15.0 cm; (add.info.: A man (hermit) talks to people who come from a city.); JMK Archiv

Jorinde and Joringel in the Witchs Wood, 1909 (oil on canvas)
7076569 Jorinde and Joringel in the Witchs Wood, 1909 (oil on canvas) by Duncan, John McKirdy (1886-1945); 66.6x91.8 cm; Private Collection

Evil (litho)
7150296 Evil (litho) by Barrett, Oswald Charles (BATT) (1892-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Evil. Illustration from How Should We Rebuild London)

Man being ridden by a demon (engraving)
7172266 Man being ridden by a demon (engraving) by Delamotte (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man being ridden by a demon.); © Look and Learn

Damned to hell, detail with devils and damned, 1500-02 (fresco)
6262764 Damned to hell, detail with devils and damned, 1500-02 (fresco) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523); Duomo (Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta), Orvieto, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: The interior)

Comic. 100 Turns of the Rosary from 100 Wildnesses by Kyosai, 1864 (woodblock print on paper)
6437530 Comic.100 Turns of the Rosary from 100 Wildnesses by Kyosai, 1864 (woodblock print on paper) by Kyosai, Shofu (1831-89); 37.5x26 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent

Punishment of the Lustful, fragment from the cycle of detached frescoes The Triumph of Death, Last Judgement and Hell
6365885 Punishment of the Lustful, fragment from the cycle of detached frescoes The Triumph of Death, Last Judgement and Hell, c.1350 (detached fresco) by Orcagna

Mausoleum of St. Pius V (marble)
3928831 Mausoleum of St. Pius V (marble) by Buzzi, Giovanni Antonio (fl.1568-79); Church of Santa Croce, Bosco Marengo, Alessandria, Piedmont

Comic. 100 Turns of the Rosary from 100 Wildnesses by Kyosai, 1864 (woodblock print on paper)
6437531 Comic.100 Turns of the Rosary from 100 Wildnesses by Kyosai, 1864 (woodblock print on paper) by Kyosai, Shofu (1831-89); 37.2x25.3 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent

Comic. 100 Turns of the Rosary from 100 Wildnesses by Kyosai, 1864 (woodblock print on paper)
6437529 Comic.100 Turns of the Rosary from 100 Wildnesses by Kyosai, 1864 (woodblock print on paper) by Kyosai, Shofu (1831-89); 37.6x26 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent

Damned to hell, detail with devils and damned, 1500-02 (fresco)
6262767 Damned to hell, detail with devils and damned, 1500-02 (fresco) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523); Duomo (Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta), Orvieto, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: The interior)

The Dance of Death. Death playing a dulcimer. Behind him a poor old woman with a rosary
1192533 The Dance of Death. Death playing a dulcimer. Behind him a poor old woman with a rosary by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); Private Collection; (add.info)

Irmingard and Walter. It was a dream, and would not stay; a dream that was in a single night faded
1192530 Irmingard and Walter. It was a dream, and would not stay; a dream that was in a single night faded...! by Meteyard

The Lady Irmingard. I am the lady Irmingard
1192529 The Lady Irmingard. I am the lady Irmingard. by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Golden Legend published by Hodder and Stoughton circa 1920 s); English

Friar Claus O cordial delicious! O soother of pain
1192526 Friar Claus O cordial delicious! O soother of pain. by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lucifer flying over the city. Sleep, sleep, o city! Till the light wake you to sin and crime again
1192521 Lucifer flying over the city. Sleep, sleep, o city! Till the light wake you to sin and crime again. by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mary at the well. Hail, Virgin Mary, full of grace
1192515 Mary at the well. Hail, Virgin Mary, full of grace! by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); Private Collection; (add.info)

Damned to hell, detail of a shapely woman raised against her will by a blue demon with a horn in his forehead
6262766 Damned to hell, detail of a shapely woman raised against her will by a blue demon with a horn in his forehead, 1500-02 (fresco) by Signorelli

Damned to hell, detail of the flying demon carrying a prosperous sinner on his shoulders
6262765 Damned to hell, detail of the flying demon carrying a prosperous sinner on his shoulders and looking back towards her grinning, evidently satisfied with the prey

Damned to hell, 1500-02 (fresco)
6262763 Damned to hell, 1500-02 (fresco) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523); Duomo (Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta), Orvieto, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: Orvieto)

Punishment of the Lustful; Punishment of the Miser and the Wrathful and Satan devouring Judas
6365886 Punishment of the Lustful; Punishment of the Miser and the Wrathful and Satan devouring Judas, Brutus and Cassius; Lucifer clutching two Giants and Antenor

Allegorical caprice, 1852 (painting)
AIS5376351 Allegorical caprice, 1852 (painting) by Velasquez, Eugenio Luca y (1817-1870); Museo Lazaro Galdiano, Madrid, Spain; (add.info)

Temptations of Jesus, detail from the Life of Jesus, 1471 (fresco)
2655036 Temptations of Jesus, detail from the Life of Jesus, 1471 (fresco) by Borlone de Buschis, Giacomo (fl.1462-1485); Oratorio dei Disciplini, Clusone, Bergamo, Italy; (add.info.: Clusone)

St Michael slaying Satan as a dragon, detail from Polyptych with Saints, 1358
1630095 St Michael slaying Satan as a dragon, detail from Polyptych with Saints, 1358 by Veneziano, Paolo (fl.1333-62); Pinacoteca Comunale, San Severino Marche, Marche

The recording angels, fainter and fainter the black lines begin to quiver
1192539 The recording angels, fainter and fainter the black lines begin to quiver by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Prince and Elsie. "Ah not so soon, see yonder fire, it is the moon slow rising o er the eastern hill
1192538 The Prince and Elsie. " Ah not so soon, see yonder fire, it is the moon slow rising o er the eastern hill by Meteyard

Prince Henry, Elsie and Lucifer. "I have no more to say, let us go in"
1192535 Prince Henry, Elsie and Lucifer. " I have no more to say, let us go in". by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Abbot Ernestus slowly up the wall, steals the sunshine, steals the shade
1192528 The Abbot Ernestus slowly up the wall, steals the sunshine, steals the shade by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Scriptorium: It will do for the face of somebeautiful saint, or for one of the Maries I shall paint
1192527 The Scriptorium: It will do for the face of somebeautiful saint, or for one of the Maries I shall paint by Meteyard

Prince Henrys penance forth from the chapel clear he went, into disgrace and banishment
1192518 Prince Henrys penance.. forth from the chapel clear he went, into disgrace and banishment, clothed in a cloak of hidden grey by Meteyard

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"Satan: A Complex Figure in History, Art, and Literature" From the controversial figure of Anton LaVey to the ancient writings of Saint John Climacus, it has captivated human imagination for centuries. Depicted as a fallen angel in Milton's "Paradise Lost, " he embodies rebellion and defiance against divine authority. Gustave Doré's wood engraving vividly portrays his expulsion from Heaven alongside his rebellious angels. Intriguingly, it is associated with dark rituals such as Sabbats and witchcraft. Goya's haunting painting "Witches in Flight" captures the eerie allure of these practices that have both fascinated and terrified humanity throughout history. However, not all encounters with it can sinister. Guido Reni's masterpiece "St Michael Archangel" showcases an epic battle between good and evil as St Michael courageously confronts the devil himself. This portrayal reminds us that even amidst darkness, there is always hope for redemption. Interestingly enough, popular culture has also embraced Satan's image in unexpected ways. The Sunday Sport once sensationalized a headline claiming a World War Two bomber was found on the moon—a bizarre twist that adds to the enigmatic nature surrounding this mythical character. While some may view Satan solely through a religious lens, it is essential to acknowledge other interpretations too. Jesus' rejection exemplifies strength against temptation while Mephisto Cigars' label by F. Heppenheimers sons presents him as an emblematic symbol used for commercial purposes—an intriguing blend of commerce and mythology. Ultimately, whether seen soaring through space or climbing up heavenly rungs like St John Climacus envisioned on his Ladder of Heavenly Ascent icon—Satan remains an enduring figure who continues to fascinate artists, writers, theologians alike across time periods and cultures.