The Whore of Babylon
The Whore of Babylon
About this piece
A beautifully dressed and groomed woman rides a beast with seven heads and ten horns. From the heavens, an army of riders appears. Alongside them, two angels can be seen, one holding a millstone. To the right in the background, a city is engulfed in flames. On the reverse side, there is a Latin Bible text written in Gothic script in two columns.
Artist: Albrecht Dürer
Title: The Whore of Babylon
Date: 1511
Related tags: albrecht dürer, apocalyptic, biblical art, medieval, revelation, symbolism
Dimensions: 2026 x 2844 (Nearest commonly-used ratio: 3:4)
Image file name: de_hoer_van_babylon_b7a2924b.jpeg
Image file size: 14264499
Time image uploaded: 2024-07-05T14:40:38.000Z
License: CC0 (Creative Commons 0)
Source: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam