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Old 07-23-2012, 05:28 AM
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Default Hans Baldung

This drawing by Hans Baldung, circa 1515 was supposedly quite controversial for the period and early Christians. The print is called 'Accepting the Dragon's Fire' and has dark implications. The artist was born in 1484, the year Pope Innocent the VIII launched the Inquisition.
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