Devil in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Satan, Sin, and Death: "Death and Sin met by Satan on his Return from Earth", James Barry

Satan, Sin, and Death: "Death and Sin met by Satan on his Return from Earth", 1792–1795.

Satan, Sin, and Death: "Death and Sin met by Satan on his… (museum title)

James Barry (Irish), graphite, brush and brown ink, gray and brown wash heightened with white

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Satan Summoning His Legions, Johann Heinrich Füssli

Satan Summoning His Legions, 1802.

Satan über dem feurigen See, Beelzebub zu sich aufrufend (museum title)

Johann Heinrich Füssli (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Cartoon for the polychromy of St Mary's Church - Devil with a bird's head, Jan Matejko

Cartoon for the polychromy of St Mary's Church - Devil with a bird's head, 1890.

Karton do polichromii Kościoła Mariackiego - Diabeł z głową… (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), watercolor on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

The Devil on the Swing, 1907.

Piru kiikussa (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), zinc plate print

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Demons Teasing Me (poster for the James Ensor Exhibition at the Salon des Cent in Paris), James Ensor

Demons Teasing Me (poster for the James Ensor Exhibition at the Salon des Cent in Paris), 1898.

Demons Teasing Me (poster for the James Ensor Exhibition at… (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), color lithograph

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (MSK Gent), Belgium

Dissonances, 1900.

Epäsointuja (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), print

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Round Dance, 1898.

Piiritanssi (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), watercolor and gouache on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

The Poor Devil by the Fire ; The Devil by the Pot, Hugo Simberg

The Poor Devil by the Fire ; The Devil by the Pot, 1897.

Piru padan ääressä (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), watercolor and gouache on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

The Devil Speaks (Mahna No Varua Ino), from Fragrance (Noa Noa), Paul Gauguin

The Devil Speaks (Mahna No Varua Ino), from Fragrance (Noa Noa), 1893–1894.

The Devil Speaks (Mahna No Varua Ino), from Fragrance (Noa… (museum title)

Paul Gauguin (French), color woodcut on Japan paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Louis Gueymard (1822–1880) as Robert le Diable, Gustave Courbet

Louis Gueymard (1822–1880) as Robert le Diable, 1857.

Louis Gueymard (1822–1880) as Robert le Diable (museum title)

Gustave Courbet (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Devil and the Windmill (after Horace Van Offel), James Ensor

The Devil and the Windmill (after Horace Van Offel), 1934.

The Devil and the Windmill (after Horace Van Offel) (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), softground etching

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (MSK Gent), Belgium

A Jester (Mephistopheles), Ignacio Merino

A Jester (Mephistopheles), 1865–1876.

Un bufón (Mefistófeles) (museum title)

Ignacio Merino (Peruvian), oil

Ignacio Merino Municipal Art Gallery, Peru

Cartoon for the polychromy of St Mary's Church - Bust of a devil with an open mouth, Jan Matejko

Cartoon for the polychromy of St Mary's Church - Bust of a devil with an open mouth, 1890.

Karton do polichromii Kościoła Mariackiego - Popiersie… (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), watercolor on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

The Farmwife and the Poor Devil with His Twins, Hugo Simberg

The Farmwife and the Poor Devil with His Twins, 1907.

Emäntä ja piruparka kaksosineen (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), print

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Sketch for the second painting of the cycle "History of Human Civilisation", made for the Lviv Polytechnic, Jan Matejko

Sketch for the second painting of the cycle "History of Human Civilisation", made for the Lviv Polytechnic, c. 1888.

Szkic do II obrazu z cyklu "Dzieje cywilizacji ludzkości"… (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), drawing on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Dissonance, 1900.

Missljud (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), engraving on paper

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

The Poor Devil with His Twins, Hugo Simberg

The Poor Devil with His Twins, 1898.

Piruparka kaksosineen (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), print

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Twelve Initials for Chapter 14, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Twelve Initials for Chapter 14, 1906.

12 alkukirjainta 14. lukuun (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), ink on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Noa Noa; The Devil Speaks (Mahna No Varua Ino), Paul Gauguin

Noa Noa; The Devil Speaks (Mahna No Varua Ino), 1893–1894.

Noa Noa; The Devil Speaks (Mahna No Varua Ino) (museum title)

Paul Gauguin (French), woodblock print

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Ritter, Tod und Teufel, 1513.

Ritter, Tod und Teufel (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), etching

Musée Groeninge, Belgium

The Guardian Angel, c. 1620.

El angel de la guarda (museum title)

Luis Juárez (Mexican), oil on wood

National Museum of Art (MUNAL), Mexico City, Mexico

Anger, 1904.

Anger (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), etching

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (MSK Gent), Belgium

Plucking the Angel's Wings, Hugo Simberg

Plucking the Angel's Wings, 1911.

Enkelin siipiä kynitään (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), print

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

The Little Devil of Florence, David Young Cameron

The Little Devil of Florence, 1907.

The Little Devil of Florence (museum title)

David Young Cameron (British), etching and drypoint

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Plate with the Head of a Horned Devil (Planche au diable cornu), Paul Gauguin

Plate with the Head of a Horned Devil (Planche au diable cornu), 1895.

Plate with the Head of a Horned Devil (Planche au diable… (museum title)

Paul Gauguin (French), woodcut on Japan paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

The Boot-Leather Tower, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

The Boot-Leather Tower, 1906–1907.

Saapasnahkatorni, 10. luku (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), ink on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Mahna no Varua Ino (The Devil Speaks), Paul Gauguin

Mahna no Varua Ino (The Devil Speaks), 1894.

Mahna no Varua Ino (The Devil Speaks) (museum title)

Paul Gauguin (French), woodcut on China paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

On the Devil's Rock, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

On the Devil's Rock, 1906–1907.

Hiidenkivellä, luonnos 8. luvun otsakuvaan (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), pencil and ink

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Parau na te Varua ino (Words of the Devil), Paul Gauguin

Parau na te Varua ino (Words of the Devil), 1892.

Parau na te Varua ino (Words of the Devil) (museum title)

Paul Gauguin (French), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

The Devil in the Rose Bush

Piru ruusupensaassa (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), ink, watercolor and gouache on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Saint Bartholomew, 1610–1614.

Saint Barthélemy (museum title)

Le Greco (Spanish), oil on canvas

El Greco Museum, Spain

Witches' Sabbath, 1820–1823.

Le Sabbat des sorcières (museum title)

Francisco de Goya (Spanish), oil on plaster, transferred to canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

The Seven Deadly Sins: Anger, James Ensor

The Seven Deadly Sins: Anger, 1904.

The Seven Deadly Sins: Anger (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), etching

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

The Devil Is Dead, 1907.

Piru on kuollut (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), print

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Travel Companions, 1901.

Kaksi matkustajaa (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), watercolor and gouache on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

History of Human Civilisation – Triumph of Satan (Image 5), Jan Matejko

History of Human Civilisation – Triumph of Satan (Image 5), 1885.

Dzieje Cywilizacji Ludzkości - Triumf szatana (obraz 5) (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), drawing on cardboard

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Head of the Serpent Beast, End Illustration for Chapter 5; Lucifer, End Illustration for Chapter 10, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Head of the Serpent Beast, End Illustration for Chapter 5; Lucifer, End Illustration for Chapter 10, 1906.

Käärmepedon pää, 5. luvun loppukuva Lusifeerus, 10. luvun… (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), ink

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Michael the Archangel Contending with the Devil about the Body of Moses, Nicolai Abildgaard

Michael the Archangel Contending with the Devil about the Body of Moses, c. 1782.

Satan og englen strides om Moses' lig (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

At the Crossroads, 1896.

Tienhaarassa (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), gouache on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Devils Trashing Angels and Archangels, James Ensor

Devils Trashing Angels and Archangels, 1888.

Devils Trashing Angels and Archangels (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), etching

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (MSK Gent), Belgium

Go to the Devil, after 1860.

Va au diable (museum title)

Cornelius Krieghoff (Canadian), oil on canvas

Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Canada

Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Miguel Cabrera

Saint Ignatius of Loyola, c. 1750–1760.

San Ignacio de Loyola (museum title)

Miguel Cabrera (Mexican), oil on copper

National Museum of Art (MUNAL), Mexico City, Mexico

Dante´s Divine Comedy, Sandro Botticelli

Dante´s Divine Comedy, c. 1481–1488.

L'Enfer (Divine Comédie de Dante) (museum title)

Sandro Botticelli (Italian)

Kupferstichkabinett Berlin, Germany

The Swing, 1907.

Gungan (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), engraving on paper

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

The Devils Dzitts and Hihanox Leading Christ to Hell, James Ensor

The Devils Dzitts and Hihanox Leading Christ to Hell, 1895.

The Devils Dzitts and Hihanox Leading Christ to Hell (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), etching

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (MSK Gent), Belgium

Arearea no Varua Ino (Words of the Devil) [recto], Paul Gauguin

Arearea no Varua Ino (Words of the Devil) [recto], 1894.

Arearea no Varua Ino (Words of the Devil) [recto] (museum title)

Paul Gauguin (French), monotype on Japan paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

The Woodcutter and the Poor Devil, Sketch, Hugo Simberg

The Woodcutter and the Poor Devil, Sketch, c. 1898.

Skoggshuggaren och fattigfan, skiss (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), pencil

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

The Devil Speaks, 1893–1894.

The Devil Speaks (museum title)

Paul Gauguin (French), woodcut on China paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Creature, 1896.

Kuvatus (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), paint on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

“He Lifts One Flap, Then the Other Too – Well, There Is a Hole in Both, Confound It!”, Albert Edelfelt

“He Lifts One Flap, Then the Other Too – Well, There Is a Hole in Both, Confound It!”, 1897–1900.

"Lievettä nostaa, toista myös - no voi, on reikä… (museum title)

Albert Edelfelt (Finnish), ink on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland