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Opening of the Fifth and Sixth Seals
Opening of the Fifth and Sixth Seals

Opening of the Fifth and Sixth Seals

Artist (German, 1471 - 1528)
Titles
  • Plate 5 from The Apocalypse
Date1498
MediumWoodcut
DimensionsOverall (with trimmed margins): 15 1/4 x 11 in. (38.7 x 27.9 cm) Framed: 28 1/2 x 23 in. (72.4 x 58.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Robert and Karen Hoehn
CultureGerman
Object numberPC2001.02.08
ClassificationsPrint Collection
DescriptionFire rains down from the heavens upon people in despair: On the bottom right, a kind and queen and another individual wearing a miter, and on the bottom left, a woman screams holding her child. The sun and moon preside on each side at center, and above them in the heavens, people calmly receive garments from the angels.

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