# The Fall of Simon Magus

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## Artwork

- Artist: [BRAMER, Leonaert](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bramer-leonaert-r629b21b0e22720>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on copper, 30 x 41 cm

## Commentary

The painting is dated on the cartouche at the upper left. The inscription, read as 1623, confirms it as the first work known to have been painted by Bramer in Rome. The painting shows the influence of Adam Elsheimer, to whom it was formerly attributed.

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## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)