Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Mouth of Hell in a Reformation Woodcut
An enormous toothed mouth encloses human figures, weapons and monstrous forms. The creature’s eyes and wrinkled snout turn the entrance into a living hell-mouth. The source identifies the image as a typical conception of Hell in a German woodcut of the Reformation period.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Mouth of Hell in a Reformation Woodcut" [editorial title]. In The History of the Devil and the Idea of Evil, Paul Carus. 1900 illustrated edition, 1900, The Open Court Publishing Company. Source scan leaf 205. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0252-0200
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Illustrator not identified. The Mouth of Hell in a Reformation Woodcut. The History of the Devil and the Idea of Evil. Scan leaf 205. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0252-0200