The Tapestry of Light– Part Three

Below you will find some of the precursors in various media, ranging from wood cuts to paintings to tapestries to fresco’s on stone depicting Revelation. It is interesting that the Reformers mostly shied away from this book. Revelation is the only NT book Calvin didn’t do a commentary on, and John Wesley was not very certain how it should be interpreted, deferring to the work of Johannes Bengel on the matter. (Due to a flaw in Word Press, you’ll need to click on each image to see them right side up).

The Anjou Tapestry seems to have most influenced Barberis…