Apocalypse, Anton Woensam, 1526

The woman of the apocalypse and the seven-headed beast; after lemberger (hollstein 7); the woman clothed with the sun, crowned and winged, standing on a crescent moon at l; the beast at right fought by angels armed with swords among the falling stars; at upper left two angels presenting the child to god; 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: 79 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Rupert of Deutz. Collection: British Museum. Apocalypse (BM 1856,0712.346)