This hand-colored woodcut from the vernacular Belial text represents a significant transition in demonic iconography. The legal context—Belial arguing a case before divine judges—transforms the demon from pure monster to adversarial advocate. The rendering follows conventions established in early print production, with bold contour lines designed for clarity at small scale. The hand-coloring, likely added by a specialized ‘Briefmaler,’ employs a restricted palette typical of Augsburg workshops: vermillion, yellow ochre, and verdigris. Belial’s costume is particularly significant: the lawyer’s robe suggests professional status, while subtle deformities (clawed feet, pointed ears) maintain demonic identity. This visual strategy reflects contemporary anxieties about dissimulation and the dangers of rhetorical skill divorced from truth.