717. ST. JOHN ON THE ISLAND OF PATMOS.

_Joachim Patinir_ (Early Flemish: died 1524). _See 715._

The evangelist on the island of Patmos, writing the revelations out

of an ink-horn held by an eagle, which an imp is attempting to steal.

In the sky above are the revelations themselves: "And there appeared

a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon

under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars.... And there

appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon,

having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads"

(Revelation xii. 1, 3).

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