Handbill Mocking Johannes Cochlaeus
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© Bildagentur für Kunst, Kultur und Geschichte (bpk)/Kupferstichkabinett, SMB/Jörg P. Anders
© Bildagentur für Kunst, Kultur und Geschichte (bpk)/Kupferstichkabinett, SMB/Jörg P. Anders
Handbill mocking Johannes Cochlaeus, woodcut, undated, unknown artist; source: © Bildagentur für Kunst, Kultur und Geschichte (bpk)/Kupferstichkabinett, SMB/Jörg P. Anders; image number: 20039178, location of the original: Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett (Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Preußischer Kulturbesitz).
A devil is defecating into the mouth of Luther's opponent Johannes Cochlaeus; in turn, books are coming out of Cochlaeus's anus. A theologian, a monk, and a prince are raptly observing the bizarre spectacle, surrounded by dancing devils and a jester. A group of bystanders is turning away from the scene on account of the stench.
Handbill mocking Johannes Cochlaeus, woodcut, undated, unknown artist; source: Bildagentur für Kunst, Kultur und Geschichte, http://www.bpk-bildagentur.de/, image no.: 20039178, © bpk / Kupferstichkabinett, SMB / Jörg P. Anders.