Simon Magus in Popular Culture - Painting and Sculpture

Painting and Sculpture

The fall of Simon Magus has been a favorite subject of artists.

  • Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo, Saint Peter and the fall of Simon Magus (1571).

  • Filippino Lippi, The Apostles Paul and Peter confront Simon Magus before Nero.

  • Benozzo Gozzoli, Fall of Simon Magus (1461-1462).

  • Franz Joseph Spiegler, Zauberer Simon (1727).

  • Petrovsky Gate in Peter & Paul Fortress.

  • Illuminated manuscript, done at Hildesheim, Germany (1170).

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