A drawing titled "The Fall of Simon Magus," by an anonymous Italian artist, 18th century. Simon Magus is the sorcerer of Acts of the Apostles who, in later Christian legend, was said to have fallen to his death attempting to fly by magic in a contest with Saints Peter and Paul before the emperor Nero. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Drawings and Prints department, under accession 66.77.
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Physical Form
MediumDrawing, Anonymous, Italian, 18th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art 66.77 1 Classification
Object TypeDrawing (Pencil, Chalk, Ink or Wash) 1 Medium (class) Connections
Associated With
This source names Nero directly: "Peter and Paul before the emperor Nero."
Source The Fall of Simon Magus, accession 66.77 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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Source The Fall of Simon Magus, accession 66.77 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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The Met's own title for this drawing names the subject outright, "The Fall of Simon Magus," a direct identification rather than a bare thematic tag.
Source The Fall of Simon Magus, accession 66.77 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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1. The Fall of Simon Magus, accession 66.77 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Art- accession 66.77
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A drawing titled "The Fall of Simon Magus," by an anonymous Italian artist, 18th century.
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