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REVELATION 21 IN ART – JANE DONOVAN

Revelation 21 in Art

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REVELATION 21 IN ART – JANE DONOVAN

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BAMBERG APOCALYPSE (1000-1020 AD) - Rev. 21:2 – “I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God…”

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CLOISTERS APOCALYPSE (early 14th Cent.) Rev. 21:2 – “I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God…”

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Tapisserie de l’Apocalypse (14th Cent.) Rev. 21:2 – “I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God…”

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Angel with key to the bottomless pit & angel showing John the New Jerusalem - Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) - Rev. 21:2 – “I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem,

coming down out of heaven from God…”

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JERUSALEM - William Blake (1757-1827) - Rev. 21:2 – “I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God…”

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THE NEW JERUSALEM - Gustav Doré (1832-1883) Rev. 21:2 – “I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God…”

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THE NEW JERUSALEM - Wassily Kandinksy (1866-1944) Rev. 21:2 – “I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God…”

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THE NEW JERUSALEM - Mordechai Rosenstein Rev. 21:2 – “I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God…”

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THE NEW JERUSALEM - Duncan Long Rev. 21:2 – “I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God…”

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New Jerusalem window, Spring Valley UMC, Dallas TX– Rev. 21:2 – “I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God…”

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Window with New Jerusalem at top (detail), Trinity Church, Boston MA – John LaFarge (1835-1910) – Rev. 21:2 – “I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming

down out of heaven from God…”

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“Wipe away all tears”, St. Mary’s Church, Newick UK – Rev. 21:4 – “[God] will wipe every tear from their eyes…”

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Alpha and Omega Window, Sun Creek UMC, Allen TX – Rev. 21:6 – “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end…”