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The Gadara demoniacs (Illustrirte Pracht-Bibel, 1862) - Otto Delitsch

Description

A single demoniac is depicted: he has just broken his chains and three men are trying to restrain him. The image represents the beginning of the story, before the miracle takes place.

History :
  1. Legend: "Der Besessene im Lande der Gadarener. Kap. 5, B. 4. " (The possessed Gabarenes, Mark 5:4). In fact, in Mark's version, the city is not Gadara but Gerasa.
  2. P. 1300.
Textual Sources :
Évangile de Marc

Technical Data

Notice #024705

Image HD

Image editing :
Image web
Image Origin :
Bibliothèque numérique de Bavière, Munich (Münchener DigitalisierungsZentrum, https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de)