The Whore of Babylon, from The Apocalypse, Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471–1528, Woodcut on laid paper, Dense and dramatic outdoor scene; billowing clouds part to reveal winged angels guiding a crowd mid-air, led by the horsemen of the apocalypse (?), upper left. At lower left, an ornately dressed crowd is gathered, standing opposite a horned, seven-headed, long-necked, fantastic beast, ridden by a woman holding aloft an ornate vessel. Signed AD, lower center., Germany, , religion, Print

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