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John Receives the Book from an Angel
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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A gigantic angel, whose face gives light, descends from heaven and hands a book to John, who raises one of his arms toward the book. An illustration of a scene from the Book of Revelation (10).
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineJohannes ontvangt het boek van een engel. 1927. Johannes Josephus Aarts. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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