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Miniature from a Manuscript of the Apocalypse: The Woman Clothed with the Sun and The War in Heaven

Cleveland Museum of Art

Medieval-style illustration of a woman in a blue dress and red cloak floating on a crescent moon. She holds a child. Behind her is another child. The woman's back is surrounded by red lines fanning out. A red and green dragon-like creature below her. A man sits on a brown rock to the right, with a blue dress shirt and red cloak. He holds an open book. A church with a cross on top is on the left. The background is blue with white clouds. A curtain hangs behind the woman. On top of the church are two red devil-like creatures.

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