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Saint Hugh of Lincoln exorcises a male demoniac possessed by the Devil, created by Gherardo Sternina, (1404-1407). This fifteenth century image is held in the Museo Poldi Pezzoli. The male demoniac has been restrained by rope at the wrists and ankles…

This image comes from Hilaire Kallendorf's Exorcism and Its Texts: Subjectivity in Early Modern Literature of England and Spain. This image was created by an anonymous artist from the Matches, in the fifteenth century. Kallendorf printed this image…

This print comes from the title page of a play called A True and Fearful Vexation of One Alexander Nyndge, performed in London in 1615. This seventeenth century print includes images of actors on the title page. The play tells the story of a…

The Symptoms of Hysteria II. Hysterics were observed arching their backs in the second stage of a hysterical attack, as depicted in the sketch of a patient in CharcotÍs clinic. Many demoniacs like this female demoniac were reported to have…

This image, also known as symptoms of hysteria I is created by Jean-Franois Badoureau depicts Louise Latreau, a patient in Jean-Martin Chacot's clinic, experiencing a hysterical attack in the late nineteenth century. The drawing shows the…

Christoph Haizmann a Bavarian artist who reported selling his soul to the Devil. Haizmann claimed to be possessed multiple times after until he committed suicide. He was a painter working in Austria and he made nine paintings that illustrated his…

This engraving by Jacques Callot depicts an unidentified woman during her exorcism. The female demoniac's back is arched, her limbs are extended, and her head is twisted to her left. A picture of the Virgin Mary, whose help was often solicited in…