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Harvest with sickle and winepress / Seven plagues / Whore of Babylon / Fall of Babylon
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Harvest with sickle and winepress / Seven plagues / Whore of Babylon / Fall of Babylon

anonymous · 1643 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Four numbered depictions. Top left: Four angels harvest grapes and grain with a sickle and throw grapes into a winepress. In the clouds, a crowned figure with a sickle in hand, sitting on a throne, flanked by two angels. Below the depiction, a reference to the Bible text in Rev. 14:14. Top right: Angels pour out bowls that cause plagues. In the foreground, the sixth plague: a dragon that vomits frogs. Below the depiction, a reference to the Bible text in Rev. 16:1. Bottom left: A woman, sitting on a seven-headed dragon that emerges from the water, is worshipped by kings. Below the depiction, a reference to the Bible text in Rev. 17:3. Bottom right: An angel throws a stone, as large as a millstone, into the sea. In the background, burning Babylon. In the foreground, mourning people throwing dust over their heads. Below the depiction, a reference to the Bible text in Rev. 18:1. This print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineOogsten met sikkel en wijnpers / Zeven plagen / Hoer van Babylon / Val van Babylon. 1643. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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