The Opening of the Fifth and Sixth Seal

Albrecht Dürer, 1498

This is a detailed drawing of a celestial scene with symbolic imagery. The upper section shows angels and celestial figures around a central altar. Below, there are cascading stars or comets. Two large celestial bodies, a sun with a face on the left and a moon with a face on the right, frame the scene. The lower part contains figures amidst rocky terrain, possibly reacting to the event above, with some shielding their eyes or appearing distressed.
Mākslinieks
Albrecht Dürer
Datējums
1498
Veids
Print
Tehnika
woodcut on laid paper
Izmēri
39.2 × 28.6 cm
Kolekcija
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Publiskais īpašums, CC0

Attēla apraksts

This is a detailed drawing of a celestial scene with symbolic imagery. The upper section shows angels and celestial figures around a central altar. Below, there are cascading stars or comets. Two large celestial bodies, a sun with a face on the left and a moon with a face on the right, frame the scene. The lower part contains figures amidst rocky terrain, possibly reacting to the event above, with some shielding their eyes or appearing distressed.

Albrecht Dürer