Art, Symbol & Imagination
Satan Bound in the Bottomless Pit
Dark horned forms struggle among flames and curling smoke far below a bright distant city. The caption presents Satan bound in the bottomless pit across a bridgeless gulf from the City of Light.
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Illustrator not identified. "Satan Bound in the Bottomless Pit" [editorial title]. In Sermons by the Devil, William Shuler Harris. Minter Company edition, 1904, 1904, The Minter Company. Source scan leaf 308. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0469-0304
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
An illustration of religious polemic or allegory in the historical source, rather than evidence that the depicted scene occurred.
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Illustrator not identified. Satan Bound in the Bottomless Pit. Sermons by the Devil. Scan leaf 308. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0469-0304