Germany: The Whore of Babylon, Revelation 17: 1-18. Hand-coloured print from The Luther Bible,1534
Caption:
The Whore of Babylon or Babylon the Great is a Christian figure of evil mentioned in the Book of Revelation in the Bible. Her full title is given as 'Babylon the Great, the Mother of Prostitutes and Abominations of the Earth'.
Credit:
Album / Pictures From History/Universal Images Group