Devil painting next to a greedy man, Willem Isaacsz. van Swanenburg, after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1609 print The devil is behind a donkey. On the donkey is a human heart, on which he paints symbols of wealth and vanity. With him is a young man. A woman kneels next to him and ties a rope around his ankle. Under the performance is a two -tone, Latin text and a two -way, Dutch poem in which the performance and its meaning are explained. Leiden paper engraving devil(s) and demons: Satan. adult man. adult woman. painting (including book-illumination, miniature-painting). heart. amorousness, desire

---

Size: 4524px × 6094px
Photo credit: © piemags/rmn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: