The three-headed People (Vulgus) stand before the Pope, who sits on a throne. Amazed, the People watch as Martin Luther reveals the deception of the Catholic clergy by lifting the Pope's mantle. In the light of his torch Testimony of the Scriptures (Testimonium Scriptuae), he demonstrates that the leader of the Catholic Church is in reality a devil. Indeed, the pope has the legs of a monster. Moreover, he harbors the snake, the wolf, the jackal and the scorpion, animals that stand for the deception of the church. In the background, the humanist Erasmus reveals to the People that priests are also wolves in disguise. On the right, a country worker stands reading the Bible, every hardworking person entitled to the word of God. The print has a Dutch, Latin and French caption and is part of a twelve-part series on the degeneration of the Catholic clergy and the causes of the revolt and the Iconoclasm, Luther Reveals the Deception of the Catholic Clergy (series title), print maker: Dirck Vol