The Beast with Seven Heads

Art Institute of Chicago

The Beast with Seven Heads

Jean DuvetLinkedCulture matchlcp-96a2c9fab418

Date
n.d.
Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Culture
France
Department
Prints and Drawings
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
4406

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John’s vision from Revelation 13 pits the Lamb of God against a seven-headed, ten-horned apocalyptic beast of epic proportions. While an angel runs interference to warn the credulous earthly population against worshipping the beast, it is only the true believers in Christ who will survive. Duvet’s dense composition of quivering scales and genuflecting masses breaks open only at the top to reveal the true Christian sacrificial symbol, the Lamb. Bearing the attributes of the evangelist, this mild and just creature is both the apocalypse’s antithesis and antidote.

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Bequest of Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.

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AAT300041273

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