Why Did Medieval Devils Have Faces on Their Groins, Knees, or Butts
The bizarre representation of devils in the middle ages
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Have you ever wondered why a devil is portrayed with breasts, a face on the belly, and male genitalia in Tarot deck cards like the Tarot of Marseilles? In medieval Christian theology, the devil is depicted more like a comic figure who “frolicked, fell, and farted in the background.”
John Milton, the English poet has crafted the most famous image of the devil in the poem Paradise Lost. Lucifer rebels against God and becomes Satan.
Jeffrey Burton Russell describes the medieval conception of Satan as “more pathetic and repulsive than terrifying.”
Earthly Vanity and Divine Salvation is a painting by Hans Memling where art historians have discussed Satan’s face on the belly.
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Why the devils had faces on the groin, knees, or butts in the middle ages
The art historians studied diverse elucidations of the bizarre pictorial representation of the devil in the middle ages.
