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Miniature from a Manuscript of the Apocalypse: The Woman upon the Scarlet Beast and The Fall of Babylon

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a scene with four figures and a beast. Two men with halos stand on the left; one has wings and holds an open book. A woman wearing a crown sits on a beast to the right; she holds a chalice. The beast has a long neck and seven heads. The man on the left wears blue and a red cloak. The winged man wears a gray robe and a red cloak. The woman wears red and a white head covering and cloak. The background is blue with small gold dots. A border surrounds the image.

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900 × 648 px
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