Jan van Orley

  • Ite at illi exeuntes abierunt in Porcos

  • Ite at illi exeuntes abierunt in Porcos

  • (ndg.), engraving
  • 8.4 x 10.4 in. (21.4 x 26.4 cm.)
  • Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
  • 620 x501 (83 KB)

Editor’s Note:

The title of the work shown comes from the story of the Gadarene Swine in Mathew 8:32 of the 'Latin Vulgate Bible' which was translated from the Hebrew and Aramaic by Jerome between 382 and 405 CE and is also known as the 'common translation.'

Mathew 8:32 Latin Vulgate: et ait illis ite at illi exeuntes abierunt in porcos et ecce impetu abiit totus grex per praeceps in mare et mortui sunt in aquis.

Mathew 8:32 King James Version: And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.

Here is a close up of the swine above:
swine