02720nam 2200589Ia 450 991079034160332120200520144314.01-283-95761-21-78042-994-0(CKB)2670000000209863(EBL)915157(OCoLC)793996017(SSID)ssj0000660946(PQKBManifestationID)12247189(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000660946(PQKBWorkID)10708475(PQKB)11651875(MiAaPQ)EBC915157(Au-PeEL)EBL915157(CaPaEBR)ebr10622105(CaONFJC)MIL427011(PPN)197279511(EXLCZ)99267000000020986320091208d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrArt of the Devil[electronic resource] /Arturo GrafNew York Parkstone Internationalc20091 online resource (256 p.)Temporis collectionTranslation of Il diavolo. Originally published in Italian in 1889. With new illustrations.1-84484-646-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.CONTENTS; Introduction; The Devil; The Person of the Devil; The Number, Abodes, Qualities, Orders, Hierarchy, Knowledge and Power of Devils; Acts of the Devil; The Devil as Tempter; The Loves and the Offspring of the Devil; Pacts with the Devil; Magic; The History of Magic and Magical Practices; Magicians and Witches; The Inquisition: The Persecution of Magic; Hell; More about Hell; Defeats of the Devil; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index"The Devil holds the strings which move us!" (Charles Baudelaire, The Flowers of Evil, 1857.)Satan, Beelzebub, Lucifer... the Devil has many names and faces, all of which have always served artists as a source of inspiration. Often commissioned by religious leaders as images of fear or veneration, depending on the society, representations of the underworld served to instruct believers and lead them along the path of righteousness. For other artists, such as Hieronymus Bosch, they provided a means of denouncing the moral decrepitude of one's contemporaries. In the same way, literature dealing witTemporisDevilChristianityDevil in artDevilChristianity.Devil in art.704.9487Graf Arturo1848-1913.90702MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790341603321Art of the Devil3695500UNINA