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Engraving in a circular frame of nude figures falling among winged demons and monsters, with a Latin caption below.

The identification of the wicked and their descent into hell. Engraving by A. Collaert.

A circular engraved composition shows nude, writhing figures tumbling downward among winged and horned demons and serpentine monsters. Below, a Latin caption reads ELECTIO REPROBORUM above a crowded pile of falling and struggling bodies.

Artist
Adriaen Collaert
Date
[between 1600 and 1699]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3048 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1699.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Los condenados precipitados al infierno, grabado de Collaert

Una composición grabada en un marco circular muestra figuras desnudas que caen en espiral entre demonios alados, cornudos y monstruos serpentinos. Abajo, una leyenda en latín, ELECTIO REPROBORUM, sobre una masa de cuerpos que caen y forcejean.

Português: Os condenados lançados ao inferno, gravura de Collaert

Uma composição gravada em moldura circular mostra figuras nuas em queda e contorção entre demônios alados, chifrudos e monstros serpentinos. Embaixo, uma legenda em latim, ELECTIO REPROBORUM, sobre uma massa de corpos que caem e lutam.