The Whore of Babylon, from The Apocalypse | The Art Institute of Chicago Skip to Content Primary Navigation Buy Tickets Visit Exhibitions & Events The Collection Secondary Navigation Buy Tickets Become a Member Shop Menu Closed today, next open Thursday. Closed today, next open Thursday. See all hours Mon 11–5 Tue–Wed Closed Thu 11–8 Fri–Sun 11–5 The first hour of every day, 10–11 a.m., is reserved for member-only viewing. The Whore of Babylon, from The Apocalypse CC0 Public Domain Designation Image actions Show this image Currently Off View Prints and Drawings The Whore of Babylon, from The Apocalypse Date: 1496–98 Artist: Albrecht DürerGerman, 1471-1528 Discover More Meet the Staff Heather Reinholtz, Executive Director, Retail and Dining Get to know the always exacting, hospitality-minded people person behind the museum’s shopping and dining experiences. 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In this sheet, the Whore of Babylon, one of the visions foretold in the biblical book of Revelation, is perched on a seven-headed scarlet beast with 10 horns, holding aloft a chalice full of the “abominations and filthiness of her fornication.” She appears in contemporary Italian dress, perhaps a reference to the burning city in the distance, which is commonly interpreted as Rome, whose seven hills matched the beast’s seven heads. Status Currently Off View Department Prints and Drawings Artist Albrecht Dürer Title The Whore of Babylon, from The Apocalypse Place Germany (Artist's nationality:) Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE. Made 1496–1498 Medium Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper Dimensions 38.6 × 28 cm (15 1/4 × 11 1/16 in.) Credit Line Bequest of Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr. Reference Number 1956.961 IIIF Manifest The International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) represents a set of open standards that enables rich access to digital media from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions around the world. Learn more. https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/4137/manifest.json Extended information about this artwork Catalogues Raisonnés Bartsch 73Meder 177 Before textStrauss 45Schoch, Mende, & Scherbaum 125 Object information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. To help improve this record, please email [email protected]. Information about image downloads and licensing is available here. 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