The Gadarene Demoniacs c. 1576 - 1580
leonardgaultier
comic strip sketch
toned paper
mechanical pen drawing
sketch book
personal sketchbook
pen-ink sketch
pen work
sketchbook drawing
storyboard and sketchbook work
sketchbook art
"The Gadarene Demoniacs" is a 16th-century engraving by Léonard Gaultier depicting the biblical story of Jesus casting demons out of two men and into a herd of pigs. The scene is set by a body of water with a city in the background. Jesus, with his disciples in tow, gestures towards the water as a horde of swine rushes into the water. The two men in the foreground are contorted in agony, their faces expressions of despair. This work, typical of 16th-century engravings, uses graphic imagery to depict the event and convey a sense of the supernatural and divine. The artwork is rooted in the tradition of religious art and offers a compelling visual interpretation of a biblical story.
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