Illustration: 73G411x73G412x19

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 55x55
Material Woodcut
Colour Black
Artist Nicolai, Arnold
Oldest appearance in Biblia Sacra 1577
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

Amsterdam BVU XC.06727 (Revelation) 1 q5r
Show scan: Amsterdam BVU XC.06727 (Revelation) vol.1 p.q5r
Show edition: 1577.NT.dut.CP.a

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References

Literature references

Rosier, Bart Alexander 1997 The Bible in print: Netherlandish bible illustration in the sixteenth century. 2 vols. Leiden.

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