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Watercolor of a muscular horned multi-headed beast seated on rocks, raising a torch, beneath a winged figure and flames against a starry night sky.

The number of the beast is 666

A muscular, horned beast with several heads sits on a rocky mound, one arm extended to the left and the other raising a flaming torch. Above, a winged dark figure with a flame-lit halo looms against a starry night sky, in watercolor and ink.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1805
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2680 × 3313 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1805; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
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Español: El número de la bestia es 666 (William Blake, 1805)

Una bestia musculosa con cuernos y varias cabezas se sienta sobre un montículo rocoso, con un brazo extendido hacia la izquierda y el otro levantando una antorcha encendida. Arriba, una figura alada oscura con un halo de llamas se alza contra un cielo nocturno estrellado, en acuarela y tinta.

Português: O número da besta é 666 (William Blake, 1805)

Uma besta musculosa, com chifres e várias cabeças, está sentada sobre um monte rochoso, com um braço estendido para a esquerda e o outro erguendo uma tocha flamejante. Acima, uma figura alada e escura, com um halo de chamas, se destaca contra um céu noturno estrelado, em aquarela e tinta.

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