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Original fileThe Three Angels flying
The image features three angels arranged vertically, all flying toward the right side of the frame with their bodies in a horizontal, hovering posture. They wear light-colored, simple tunics and have large, feathered wings shaded in reddish-brown. Each angel possesses a dark halo and is drawn with a schematic, flat style characteristic of Ottonian manuscript illumination, featuring almond-shaped eyes and simplified facial features.
This illumination is derived from the Bamberg Apocalypse, a 11th-century manuscript containing the Book of Revelation, and likely represents the three angels described in Revelation 14:6-9 announcing the judgments of the end times.
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Translation
faith of Jesus
Book of Revelation
Depicts the apocalyptic angels tasked with warning the inhabitants of the earth.
Object
illumination
parchment
Ottonian
German
manuscript-illumination
Digital Source
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
681 × 533 px
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