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Revelation of St. John: Angel with the Key of the Bottomless Pit

Albrecht Dürer

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white woodcut image. An angel with large wings holds a large key. The angel stands near a man with curly hair in a dress who holds a book. The man faces right and looks down. The angel points right with their right hand. The angel has curly hair and wears a long dress and large wings. Behind the man and angel is a city on the left and mountains and a tree on the right. The tree has no leaves. There are birds flying in the sky. On the right, another angel points down at a sea creature. The sea creature has a humanoid face and a fish body. The sea creature sits on rocks near water. The background has clouds. The artist's monogram "AD" is in the bottom center.

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647 × 893 px
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