L'Apocalypse (Edition latine) La Vision des sept chandeliers (Bartsch 62), GDUT4106

St. John kneels in the foreground, his hands clasped in prayer as he gazes up at a divine figure seated upon a rainbow throne amidst thick clouds. The central figure possesses eyes like flames, a double-edged sword emerging from his mouth, and holds seven radiant stars in his outstretched right hand. Surrounding the vision are seven tall, elaborately decorated candlesticks, representing the seven churches of Asia described in the biblical text.

This work belongs to Dürer’s 'Apocalypse' series, a landmark in the history of visionary art that provided a definitive visual vocabulary for Western eschatology. The complex symbolism—the sword of the Word, the planetary arrangement of the stars, and the geometric precision of the candlesticks—bridged late medieval mysticism with the emerging Renaissance interest in prophetic revelation.