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Hell and Purgatory (lower left part)
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Hell and Purgatory (lower left part)

Jacques Callot · 1612 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Fourth part (bottom left) of a representation of hell as an enclosed, tiered pyramid, with Satan at the very top devouring souls of sinners, and on the layers below him many damned who are tormented by devilish creatures and fire pits. In the bottom left corner outside the pyramid: devils bringing new souls by boat. Here and there in the image explanatory texts in Latin, among others of various sins. Below the image (part of) the coat of arms of the Medici and a framed text in Italian.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineHel en vagevuur (deel linksonder). 1612. Jacques Callot. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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