John is portrayed again sitting at his desk in the left corner of the painting. A heavenly messenger orders him to keep the words uttered by the seven thunderbolts sealed until the seventh trumpet sounds. His presence on this page also balances the composition.
Marie-Thérèse Gousset and Marianne Besseyre
Illuminated Manuscripts Research Center, Bibliothèque nationale de France
Fragment of the Apocalypse of 1313 commentary volume
John is portrayed again sitting at his desk in the left corner of the painting. A heavenly messenger orders him to keep the words uttered by the seven thunderbolts sealed until the seventh trumpet sounds. His presence on this page also balances the composition.
Marie-Thérèse Gousset and Marianne Besseyre
Illuminated Manuscripts Research Center, Bibliothèque nationale de France
Fragment of the Apocalypse of 1313 commentary volume
