The Angel with the Key of the Bottomless Pit, from The Apocalypse

In the foreground, a powerful angel holds a large key and a chain, poised to imprison a monstrous, horned dragon crouched at his feet. In the background, a second angel gestures towards a fortified city, while a mountainous landscape stretches into the distance. The scene illustrates the biblical prophecy of the binding of Satan for a thousand years.

This print is part of Dürer's Apocalypse series, which profoundly shaped the European visual imagination regarding the End Times, a recurring theme in Renaissance millenarianism and esoteric prognostications.