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Revelation of St. John: The Four Destroying Angels

Albrecht Dürer

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white detailed drawing. A chaotic scene with multiple angels and people. In the top center, a figure sits cross-legged on a decorated box and plays a horn. To their right an angel holds a scythe-like weapon. At the top left an angel sits on a boat. The bottom half depicts a battle scene with angels fighting people. The angels have large wings and weapons. The people are on foot and on horseback, some are on the ground. The background includes a cloudy sky.

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655 × 893 px
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