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The Death of Brunhilde, Queen of France (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection)
The Death of Brunhilde, Queen of France (detail), Boucicaut Master, about 1415
False Prophet (Revelation 16:13)
False Prophet (Revelation 16:13) Then I saw three impure spirits that looked like frogs; they came out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet. Beatus of Liébana, Commentaria in Apocalypsin (the ‘Beatus of Saint-Sever’), Saint-Sever before 1072 BnF, Latin 8878, fol. 184v Revelation 18 is heavy - read it again at - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation%2016&version=NIV
The miles christianus allegory (mid 13th century), showing a knight armed with virtues and facing the vices in mortal combat.