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The Fall of Babylon
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
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. In the margin a four-line inscription in Latin. Twentieth print from a series of twenty-four with the Revelation of John on Patmos.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineVal van Babylon. 1585. Adriaen Collaert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
