Sacred Art & Iconography

The Fall of Simon Magus (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 66.77)

Drawing, Anonymous, Italian, 18th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art 66.77

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Divinity Atlas. "The Fall of Simon Magus (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 66.77)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/simonmagus-met-66-77.

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Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Fall of Simon Magus (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 66.77). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/simonmagus-met-66-77

BibTeX

@misc{divinityatlas-the-fall-of-simon-magus-metropolitan-mus,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {The Fall of Simon Magus (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 66.77)},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/simonmagus-met-66-77},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

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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