The Adoration of the Lamb

This miniature is divided into two registers. In the top register, a group of figures in long, flowing robes and halos hold palm branches and look toward a central golden Lamb standing on a dark, rocky mountain peak; the Lamb has a circular cross-nimbus. In the bottom register, the Apostle John, identified by his halo and book, gestures with his right hand while looking toward a winged angel who stands opposite him with a raised, blessing hand, set against a pale blue background. The figures are rendered with sharp, bold outlines, characteristic of Ottonian manuscript illumination, and utilize a flat, symbolic use of color.

This illumination is a page from the Bamberg Apocalypse, a masterpiece of Ottonian art commissioned for the Holy Roman Emperor, likely Otto III or Henry II, illustrating the visions found in the Book of Revelation.