4 Items Tagged "#Demons"

Victory of the Lamb over the King – supporting image for the bird killing the snake

This piece is a supporting image for “the bird (Christ) killing the snake (Satan),” it is also from the Commentary on the Apocalypse by Beatus of Liebana; an…

“Tapestry of the Apocalypse” in Angers, FR. – supporting image for “the Beast of the Sea”

The Apocalypse Tapestry is a huge medieval set of tapestries made in France from 1377-1382. It shows the story of the Apocalypse from the Book of Revelation by…

Preliminary description of the Ladder to Heaven

This image shows people falling off a ladder, with skinny demons shooting arrows both at humans and the angels at the top of the ladder who appear unable…

“Rams At Attention!”

A recurring motif of rams incorporated in Mesopotamian artifacts is illustrated with these three rams standing on their hind legs as if they were humans. Due to weathering…