| Pictures of the Apocalypse - Drawings and paintings of the apocalypse |
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The pictures of the Apocalypse below come from four different traditions. Picture one is the four horsemen of the Apocalypse by Albrecht Durer. It belongs to a series of etchings done by Durer on religious and philosophical subjects. It is highly metaphorical as anything done by Durer. The second is part of Michelangelo's monumental painting "The Last Judgement" located in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. Christ as the Judge is the central figure of the entire painting. The third picture is the Opening of the Fifth Seal of the Apocalypse by El Greco. The fourth picture is the DVD cover design of the motion movie Apocalypse Now by Francis Ford Coppola.
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| Pictures of the Apocalypse - Drawings and paintings of the apocalypse |
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