Painting and Sculpture
The fall of Simon Magus has been a favorite subject of artists.
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Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo, Saint Peter and the fall of Simon Magus (1571).
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Filippino Lippi, The Apostles Paul and Peter confront Simon Magus before Nero.
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Benozzo Gozzoli, Fall of Simon Magus (1461-1462).
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Franz Joseph Spiegler, Zauberer Simon (1727).
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Petrovsky Gate in Peter & Paul Fortress.
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Illuminated manuscript, done at Hildesheim, Germany (1170).
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