Paulus drijft de duivel uit bij een slavin in Philippi 1610 - 1652

Pieter Fransz. de Grebber rendered this drawing, "Paulus drijft de duivel uit bij een slavin in Philippi", with graphite. The scene pulsates with the dramatic expulsion of a demon. Paul, with a commanding gesture, confronts the possessed slave girl, whose contorted posture and raised arms speak volumes of her inner turmoil. This motif of exorcism, of liberating the possessed, echoes through art history. Consider the raised arms of the slave as a form of the *manus dei*, a divine gesture. This very gesture, when inverted, becomes a sign of helplessness. This duality is ingrained in our collective consciousness, stirring deep emotional responses. Here, the artist presents a moment of catharsis, of confronting and expelling the darkness that resides within.