The Fall of Babylon; The Adoration of the Lamb
Date1490-1550
MediumWoodcut
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Thomas Brown in memory of her husband
Object number1956.39.10
DescriptionScenes from Revelations 14:1-5; scene of Babylon in ruins; above the city are angels singing and playing musical instruments; an angel in the lower middle section of heaven holds open a book of some type; the angels in heaven are separated from the city by a layer of clouds; above the angels is a lamb in a circle of light; the lamb is carrying a banner, possibly the Resurrection banner; there are several birds and animals on either side of the lamb; on the reverse is Latin text printed in Roman type; across the top is the word APOCALOn View
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19th century
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