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DÜRER, Albrecht: The Revelation of St John: 6. Four Angels Staying the Winds and Signing the Chosen

🖼 The Revelation of St John: 6. Four Angels Staying the Winds and Signing the Chosen, 1497-98
Woodcut
39 × 28 cm
Karlsruhe, Germany

Four winged angels hold back swirling winds in this densely packed woodcut, their bodies interlocking across a turbulent sky. Dürer's apocalyptic vision illustrates Revelation's divine intervention, establishing the Northern Renaissance master's profound influence on religious printmaking and visual theology.

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