Hell and purgatory, Depiction of hell as a fenced, step-by-step pyramid, with Satan at the very top devouring the souls of sinners, and on the layers below him many damned people who are tormented by devilish creatures and fires. In the corners outside the pyramid: top left souls in purgatory; top right Christ leading away a group of souls; bottom left devils bringing new souls by boat; bottom right a rock. Here and there in the performance explanatory texts in Latin, including various sins. Below the scene the coat of arms of the Medici and two framed texts in Italian., print, print maker: Jacques Callot, (mentioned on object), after design by: Bernardino Poccetti, (mentioned on object), anonymous, (mentioned on object), Florence, 1612, paper, engraving, height c. 724 mm × width c. 858 mm
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