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The Beast from the Sea
Unknownabout 1255–1260
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon its horns ten crowns . . . . And the beast . . . was like a leopard, and its feet were like the feet of a bear, and its mouth like the mouth of a lion. (Apocalypse 13:1-2) From the top of a small hillock, this terrifying hybrid beast seems to confront Saint John, who pulls his cloak tightly around him. To the far right, a boat is just visible on the sea.
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Details
- Title: The Beast from the Sea
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: about 1255–1260
- Location Created: London (probably), England
- Physical Dimensions: Leaf: 31.9 × 22.5 cm (12 9/16 × 8 7/8 in.)
- Type: Folio
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Tempera colors, gold leaf, colored washes, pen and ink on parchment
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 83.MC.72.23
- Culture: English
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. Ludwig III 1, fol. 23
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Manuscripts (Documents)
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