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    Apocalypse
    Apocalypse
    Apocalypse
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    Apocalypse

    By Camille Flammarion

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    The final book of the Bible, known both as The Book of Revelation and The Apocalypse of John, is a prophesy of the events that will occur at the end of time. During the Middle Ages, in a society which held a deep belief in God and was mainly ruled by religious authorities, this apocalyptic theme recurs in art, through various media, including tapestries, illuminations, sculpture, and painting. This book pools the most famous pieces of art inspired by this theme, such as the Apocalypse drapery from Angers Cathedral, the carved tympanum of the Autun Cathedral, and the fresco in Albi Cathedral. The theme of the Apocalypse was a means to impress minds, whilst also allowing artists to develop their imaginations; its symbolic content allowing for many different interpretations.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherParkstone International
    Release dateNov 14, 2023
    ISBN9781781605851
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      Apocalypse - Camille Flammarion

      Camille Flammarion

      extract from La Fin du monde (The End of the World)

      Apocalypse

      © 2023, Confidential Concepts, Worldwide, USA

      © 2023, Parkstone Press USA, New York

      © Image-Bar www.image-bar.com

      © 2023, Salvador Dalí, Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation / Artists Rights Society, New York, USA

      © 2023, Banco de México Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo Museums Trust. Av. Cinco de Mayo no°2, Col. Centro, Del. Cuauhtémoc 06059, México, D.F.

      © 2023, Ludwig Meidner-Archiv, Jüdisches Museum der Stadt Frankfurt am Main

      All rights reserved. No part of this may be reproduced or adapted without the permission of the copyright holder, throughout the world.

      Unless otherwise specified, copyright on the works reproduced lies with the respective photographers. Despite intensive research, it has not always been possible to establish copyright ownership. Where this is the case, we would appreciate notification.

      ISBN: 978-1-78160-585-1

      Contents

      Selected Dates of Apocalyptic Predictions

      Beliefs about the end of the world through the ages

      List of Illustrations

      15th Century Missal with an Illustration of the The Last Judgement, 1490

      A

      A Deluge, Leonardo da Vinci, 1517-1518

      Agony in the Garden, Titian (Tiziano Vecellio), 1562

      All Saints Day, Albrecht Dürer, 1511

      Altarpiece of the Hermits, Hieronymus Bosch, c. 1490-1499

      America, a Prophecy (frontispiece), William Blake, 1793

      Angel, Giovanni Boldini, 1924

      Apocalyptic City, Ludwig Meidner, 1913

      C

      Christ in Glory Among the Saints or The Last Judgement, Andrea di Cione Orcagna, 1354-1357

      Christ in Limbo, Fra Angelico, c. 1450

      D

      Dante and Virgil in Hell called The Barque of Dante, Eugène Delacroix, 1822

      Death on a Pale Horse, Benjamin West, 1817

      Death on a Pale Horse, William Blake, 1800

      Descent to Hell, back panel of the Maestà, Duccio di Buoninsegna, 1308-1311

      Dulle Griet or Mad Meg, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1561

      E

      El Aquelarre (The Witches Sabbath), Francisco Goya, 1797-1798

      Europe, a Prophecy, William Blake, 1794

      H

      Hell and the Seven Deadly Sins, published by La Bonne Presse, end of 19th century

      I

      Icon: Archangel Michael Leader of the Heavenly Host, end of 18th century

      Illustration from Europe, a Prophecy (frontispiece), William Blake, 1794

      Illustration from The First Book of Urizen, William Blake, 1794

      Inferno: Canto X, Illustration for Dante’s Divine Comedy, c. 1480-1490

      Inferno: Canto XV, Illustration for Dante’s Divine Comedy, c. 1480-1490

      Inferno: Canto XVIII – 8th Circle (Malebolge) and the Punishment of Seducers, Pimps and Prostitutes, c. 1480

      J

      John on Patmos Woken by the Angel, Illustration from The Douce Apocalypse, c. 1270

      Juno in the Underworld, Jan Brueghel the Elder, c. 1598

      L

      Last Judgement (tympanum), Bourges Cathedral, c. 1270

      Last Judgement (tympanum, west portal, detail), Gislebertus, c. 1120-1135

      Last Judgement, Christ Enthroned, c. 1270

      N

      Netherlandish Proverbs, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1559

      P

      Page from the Psalter of Blanche of Castile, c. 1230

      Pity, William Blake, c. 1795

      Purgatory: Canto XXX, Sandro Botticelli, early 1490s

      Purgatory: Canto XXXIII, Sandro Botticelli, early 1490s

      R

      Ride to the Witches’ Sabbath detail from An Allegory of Melancholy, Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1532

      S

      Saint Michael and the Demon known as The Small Saint Michael, Raffaello Sanzio (Raphael), c. 1503-1505

      Saturn Devouring his Children, Francisco Goya, 1820-1823

      Seven-Headed Serpent from the Book of Revelation, from the 16th century Luther Bible, c. 1530

      St Michael Fighting the Dragon, Albrecht Dürer, 1498

      St Michael Slaying the Devil, Raffaelo Sanzio (Raphael), c. 1518

      T

      Table of the Mortal Sins, Hieromymus Bosch, 1475-1480

      The Abyss of Hell, Illustration for Dante’s Divine Comedy, c. 1490

      The Angel Michael Binding Satan (He Cast Him into the Bottomless Pit, and Shut Him Up), William Blake, c. 1805

      The Angel of the Abyss and Locusts, Magius, c. 950

      The Angel of the Sixth Seal and The Four Angels at the Four Corners of the Earth

      The Angel Proclaims Who is worthy? – John Consoled by the Ancient, Illustration from "The Douce

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