Illustration: 73G411x73G412x11

General

Title a pregnant woman, clothed with the sun and standing on the moon, appears; she is threatened by a red dragon with a long tail and seven heads, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon and his followers; the dragon (Devil, Satan) is cast out of heaven
Type Illustration
Sizes 32x47
Material Woodcut
Colour Black
Oldest appearance in Biblia Sacra 1553
Iconclass 73G411,73G412
Iconclass description a pregnant woman, clothed with the sun and standing on the moon, appears; she is threatened by a red dragon with a long tail and seven heads, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon and his followers; the dragon (Devil, Satan) is cast out of heaven
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Appearances

's-Gravenhage KB 1703 H 36 (Revelation) 1 BB6v
Show scan: 's-Gravenhage KB 1703 H 36 (Revelation) vol.1 p.BB6v
Show edition: 1553.NT.dut.HvL.a

Haarlem NBG 35 1558 - Nieu (Cock) (Revelation) 1 Hh2r
Show scan: Haarlem NBG 35 1558 - Nieu (Cock) (Revelation) vol.1 p.Hh2r
Show edition: 1558.NT.dut.SC.a

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Scan: 's-Gravenhage KB 1175 G 14 (Revelation) vol.1 p.2O6r
Show edition: 1553.NT.dut.MA.a

References

Literature references

Rosier, Bart Alexander 1997 Volume 1, pp.287-290, 310-311 The Bible in print: Netherlandish bible illustration in the sixteenth century. 2 vols. Leiden.

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