Bible in Art · 3 works in this collection
A current selection exploring prophetic imagery, judgment, and hope. These are artistic interpretations; Christian traditions differ in how they understand the book of Revelation.
Every artwork and didactic is below. Scroll to continue, or listen to individual descriptions.
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Albrecht Dürer
Acts 1–2 · Acts 9 · Revelation 1–22
John receives the little book in Revelation 10. Eating the scroll gives visible form to receiving a message that is both sweet and bitter: prophecy brings responsibility as well as revelation.
Compare other artists on this theme: Hans Memling: The Last Judgment
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Albrecht Dürer
Acts 1–2 · Acts 9 · Revelation 1–22
Dürer compresses the four riders of Revelation 6 into an urgent sweep across the page. The crowded figures and sharp contrasts turn a prophetic vision into an image of overwhelming movement.
Compare other artists on this theme: Hans Memling: The Last Judgment
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Hans Memling
Acts 1–2 · Acts 9 · Revelation 1–22
Memling sets judgment within an ordered spiritual world. Compare the division of figures, gestures, and heavenly space with Dürer’s more turbulent prophetic scenes. This is an artistic vision, not a timetable of future events.
Compare other artists on this theme: Albrecht Dürer: Saint John Devouring the BookAlbrecht Dürer: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse