Print, book-illustration, Tobias Stimmer, 1576

The angel throwing the beast into the bottomless pit; the angel turned to left, holding a large key and the chain, which is tied to the ankle of the beast perched on the edge of the pit; illustration to the 'novum testamentum' edited by erasmus and published by rihel in strasbourg, 1576. 1576 woodcut. Date: 1576. Dimensions: Height: 44 mm Width: 62 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Desiderius Erasmus. Collection: British Museum. Print, book-illustration (BM 1922,0610.23)