Herod and Death and the Devil with Snake, Józef Mehoffer, between 1902 and 1904

He detail from the epiphany window shows the lowest zone: on the left, herod with his crowned head marked by death, accompanied by death biting his shoulder. Dead children recall the infanticide of bethlehem and mark herod. On the right, the devil calmly holds back the ravenous serpent, since herod is his safe prey. Object Type: painting. Genre: folk art. Date: between 1902 and 1904. Place of creation: en:Fribourg, Switzerland. Medium: stained glass. Collection: nave-aisle. Cathedral Fribourg vitrail dreikönig 03