Engraving of a towered city above, a fallen figure among serpents below, and armored horsemen on the right beside a column.

The Fall of Babylon, from the Apocalypse

An arched engraving of a walled city of towers and palaces at the top, with an angel in clouds above. Below, a fallen female figure lies among coiled serpents and bodies, while armored horsemen and soldiers press in from the right beside columns.

Look closer: A small inscribed tablet is set on the right column, below the horsemen.

Artist: Jean Duvet
Date: n.d.
Medium: Engraving; second state of two
Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size: 2689 × 3736 px

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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1570).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1925

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