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Revelation

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  • A young woman pressing a half-open book to her heart, her eyes raised upwards, as she undergoes a religious revelation. Colour lithograph after James Sant.
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    Jupiter reluctantly revealing himself to Semele as he disrobes her in her sleep; she awakes and reacts with terror. Engraving by T. Cook, 1771, after B. West, ca. 1767.

    West, Benjamin, 1738-1820. | Date: [Feb.y 16th 1771] | Reference: 3065468i
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    The question about eating of blood stated and examin'd; in answer to two dissertations in a book entitled, Revelation examin'd with candour [by Patrick Delany] / [John Averill].

    Averell, John, 1713-1771. | Date: 1732
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    Jupiter revealing himself to Semele, pregnant with Dionysus (Bacchus): she shields her eyes, before being killed by lightning. Stipple engraving by J. Heath, 1791, after G.B. Cipriani.

    Cipriani, Giovanni Battista, 1727-1785. | Date: Nov.r 9: 1791 | Reference: 2854866i
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    A young woman pressing a half-open book to her heart, her eyes raised upwards, as she undergoes a religious revelation. Colour lithograph after James Sant.

    Sant, James, 1820-1916. | Reference: 29525i
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