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DÜRER, Albrecht: The Revelation of St John: 14. The Whore of Babylon

🖼 The Revelation of St John: 14. The Whore of Babylon, 1497-98
Woodcut
39 × 28 cm
Karlsruhe, Germany

Intricate woodcut rendering depicts Babylon's whore enthroned upon a multi-headed beast, surrounded by tumultuous crowds and architectural chaos rendered in precise Germanic detail. Dürer's apocalyptic vision translates Revelation's complex theology into visually accessible propaganda, influencing Protestant interpretation of Catholic corruption during the Reformation.

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