Apocalypse, Anton Woensam, 1526

The opening of the seventh seal; after lemberger (hollstein 7); the seven angels with trumpets in upper corners; between them another angel holding the censer; below the sun and the moon and an angel above a shipwreck; from a series of 21 apocalypse illustrations, here used in rupert of deutz, 'commentariorum in apocalypsim iohannis libri xii', cologne: franz birckmann, 1526. 1525 woodcut. Date: 1526. Dimensions: Height: 123 mm; ; Width: 78 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Rupert of Deutz. Collection: British Museum. Apocalypse (BM 1856,0712.341)