The Angel with the Key to the Bottomless Pit

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The Angel with the Key to the Bottomless Pit is a renowned woodcut by Albrecht Dürer depicting a dramatic scene from the Book of Revelation in which an angel descends to imprison Satan.

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The Angel with the Key to the Bottomless Pit canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf religious artwork ⓘ
woodcut ⓘ
artist Albrecht Dürer ⓘ
artisticPeriod early 16th century ⓘ
basedOn Book of Revelation ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
creator Albrecht Dürer ⓘ
depicts Satan ⓘ
angel ⓘ
scene from the Book of Revelation ⓘ
depictsCharacter Satan as a dragon or beast ⓘ
angel descending from heaven ⓘ
depictsEvent imprisonment of Satan in the bottomless pit ⓘ
features angel holding a key ⓘ
bottomless pit ⓘ
chains used to bind Satan ⓘ
genre Christian art ⓘ
apocalyptic art ⓘ
iconography angel with key and chain ⓘ
inspiredBy Book of Revelation ⓘ
languageOfWork none (visual artwork) ⓘ
medium woodcut print ⓘ
movement Northern Renaissance ⓘ
narrativeSource Book of Revelation, chapter 20 ⓘ
linked to: Book of Revelation

New Testament ⓘ
notableFor detailed line work characteristic of Dürer ⓘ
dramatic depiction of Revelation narrative ⓘ
partOf Albrecht Dürer’s apocalyptic imagery ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
subjectMatter apocalyptic vision ⓘ
eschatological punishment of Satan ⓘ
technique woodcut ⓘ
theme binding of Satan ⓘ
divine judgment ⓘ
triumph of good over evil ⓘ
visualStyle high contrast black-and-white print ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Apocalypse woodcuts → notablePrint → The Angel with the Key to the Bottomless Pit ⓘ
Apocalipsis cum figuris → hasPart → The Angel with the Key to the Bottomless Pit ⓘ