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Historical Archive: Padua Baptistery Baptistery of the Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary (Basilica Cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta, Duomo di Padova) patron: Fina di Pataro Buzzacarini (1328-78; wife of Francesco I da Carrara [Francesco il Vecchio], reg. Padua 1350-88) Apocalypse, Book of Revelation 1376 or mid-1370s frescoes: Giusto de' Menabuoi (c. 1320–1391) apse with Apocalypse cycle altar and Apocalypse cycle St John, seven candelabra and seven churches; first three angels with trumpets St John, seven candelabra and seven churches (Rev. 1) Son of Man with 7 stars, 2-edged sword, keys of death and hell (Rev. 1) Lamb of God and 24 Elders (Rev. 4-5) God, Lamb, 4 winged beasts John, Elders center: souls of the just under the altar (Rev. 6) first seal: white horse (Rev. 6) second seal: red horse (Rev. 6) third seal: black horse (Rev. 6) fourth seal: pale horse (Rev. 6) earthquake, sun and moon changed, people hiding (Rev. 6) earthquake left; angels and winds center; pale horse top right; 2nd and 3rd angels empty vials right angels suppress the four winds (Rev. 7) seven angels (Rev. 8?) first angel with trumput, with St. John dreaming above, 7th angel emptying vial left first angel with trumpet (Rev. 8) second angel with trumpet (Rev. 8) third angel with trumpet: Wormwood (Rev. 8) fourth angel with trumpet (Rev. 8) fifth angel with trumpet: locusts (Rev. 9) locusts (Rev. 9) mighty angel standing on sea and earth, and John eating book (Rev. 10, lower left); earthquake (top left), angels suppress the four winds (top right) seventh angel with trumpet (Rev. 11) woman clothed with the sun; dragon seeks to devour the infant (Rev. 12) St. Michael defeats rebel angels; dragon attacks fleeing woman; people worship dragon (Rev. 12-13) beast from the sea (Rev. 13) Lamb on Mount Zion (Rev. 14) Christ holding a scythe (Rev. 14) angel from altar and angel with scythe (Rev. 14) angel from altar and angel with scythe (Rev. 14) angel with seven vials containing the wrath of God (Rev. 15) first angel empties vial on the earth (Rev. 16) second angel empties vial into the sea (Rev. 16) third angel empties vial into the rivers (Rev. 16) fourth angel empties vial on the sun (Rev. 16) fourth angel empties vial on the sun (Rev. 16) fifth angel empties vial on the throne of the beast (Rev. 16) sixth angel empties vial into the Euphrates (Rev. 16) seventh angel empties vial on the city (Rev. 16) seventh angel empties vial on the city (Rev. 16); above: Euphrates seventh angel empties vial on the city (Rev. 16) whore of Babylon (Rev. 17) angel proclaims the destruction of Babylon (lower right; Rev. 18) angel kills the beast with a millstone (Rev. 18) Christ on a white horse (Rev. 19) heavenly Jerusalem (Rev. 21) heavenly Jerusalem (Rev. 21) angel shows John the heavenly Jerusalem (Rev. 21) angel shows John the heavenly Jerusalem (Rev. 21)