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Anonymous, Netherlandish, 15th century

Song of Praise in Heaven over the Fall of the Whore of Babylon; The Wedding of the Lamb from an Apocalypse block book, 2nd edition

1440–1450
Woodcut, with hand coloring, in red, orange, green, gray, and yellow
28 × 20.5 cm (11 × 8.1 in)

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