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Etching of a devil struggling over a corpse before a robed saint with a halo, angels above in Gothic arches, and mourners in the background.

The Struggle Between the Devil and St Francis of Assisi for the Soul of Guido da Montefeltro, plate three from Darstellungen aus Dante's Hölle

An etching showing a winged devil grappling with a dead man on a tiled floor while a robed saint in a halo reaches toward him. Above, three angels play instruments and hold scrolls beneath Gothic vaults, and a crowd of mourners watches in the background.

Artist
Joseph Anton Koch
Date
1807/08
Medium
Etching on paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2084 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1808).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection

Español: Lucha del diablo y San Francisco por el alma de Guido da Montefeltro

Un grabado al aguafuerte muestra a un diablo alado forcejeando con un hombre muerto sobre un suelo de baldosas, mientras un santo con túnica y aureola extiende la mano hacia él. Arriba, tres ángeles tocan instrumentos y sostienen pergaminos bajo bóvedas góticas.

Português: Luta do diabo e São Francisco pela alma de Guido da Montefeltro

Uma gravura em água-forte mostra um diabo alado lutando com um homem morto sobre um piso de ladrilhos, enquanto um santo de manto e auréola estende a mão em direção a ele. Acima, três anjos tocam instrumentos e seguram pergaminhos sob abóbadas góticas.

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