Adoration of the Lamb of God, Kings and Prophets - the 24 elders from the Apocalypse - depict the text from John's prophetic visions. Together with the heavenly hosts, with harp playing and bowls full of incense, they bring praise to God who sits on a throne and holds the book with the seven seals. The symbolic figures of the four evangelists John (angel), Mark (lion), Luke (ox) and Matthew (eagle) carry the music books. The chosen people hold palm branches and kneel in adoration before the Lamb of God, who appears in a halo, bearing the banner of the resurrection, on Mount Zion. The print is
Adoration of the Lamb of God, Kings and Prophets - the 24 elders from the Apocalypse - depict the text from John's prophetic visions. Together with the heavenly hosts, with harp playing and bowls full of incense, they bring praise to God who sits on a throne and holds the book with the seven seals. The symbolic figures of the four evangelists John (angel), Mark (lion), Luke (ox) and Matthew (eagle) carry the music books. The chosen people hold palm branches and kneel in adoration before the Lamb of God, who appears in a halo, bearing the banner of the resurrection, on Mount Zion. The print is part of an album., print maker: Christoffel van Sichem (II), (mentioned on object), print maker: Christoffel van Sichem (III), (mentioned on object), after print by: Johann Sadeler (I), Amsterdam, in or after 1629 - in or before 1646, paper, letterpress printing, height 115 mm × width 85 mm
Size: 2272px × 2970px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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