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The Woman in Labor and the Seven-Headed Dragon
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
In the sky appears the sign of the woman in labor, crowned and with wings, in a halo. She is threatened by a seven-headed dragon. The child of the woman is taken away to God the Father. The archangel Michael engages the dragon in battle. In the margin a four-line inscription in Latin. Fourteenth print from a series of twenty-four with the Revelation of John on Patmos.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineBarende vrouw en zevenkoppige draak. 1585. Adriaen Collaert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
