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The Fall of Simon Magus
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The Fall of Simon Magus

Jacques Callot · 1608 - 1611 · engraving; paper

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

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At Peter's prayer, the demons holding Simon Magus in the air let go, so that he crashes to the ground. This print is part of (the second state of) a series of 29 representations of paintings and sculptures in churches in Rome, numbered 1-16 and 1-13. (The first state of this series, in which the prints are unnumbered, also includes a title page).

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Credit lineDe val van Simon de Tovenaar. 1608 - 1611. Jacques Callot. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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