1) Georgios Klontzas (1540-1607) , ‘Hellmouth’ (detail), from The Second Coming, late 16
1) Georgios Klontzas (1540-1607) , ‘Hellmouth’ (detail), from The Second Coming, late 16th century2) Georgios Klontzas (1540-1607) , 'The Second Coming’, late 16th century″Around the vertical axis created by the fiery river, which leads to Hell, organized this representation of the Second Coming, one of the most important works Klontzas. Top and medium represented Jesus Judge, flanked by John the Baptist and the Virgin Mary, the apostles and many angels. At his feet are the symbols of the evangelists and dead awaiting the hour of Judgment. Below is represented the throne Preparation, the righteous in three consecutive rows and bottom of the raising of the dead with their skeletons emerging from their graves. The right is the archangel Michael raises his sword threatening a group of people and the rest is occupied by Hell with the furnace of fire, the Renaissance building with the dome. Finally, down to the image middle, depicted the prophets David and Ezekiel with plates on which there are inscriptions referring to Hell.”Source: http://194.177.217.107/gr/icons.asp?cursort=iconTitle&selectFieldValue=&vpage=1 -- source link
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