Focus on Vision of the Apocalypse (Bathas) and explain the abstract.
Vision of the ApocalypseApocalypse, also known as The Revelation of John the Evangelist, is a tempera painting by Thomas Bathas. The massive icon is over four hundred years old.  Bathas was from the island of Crete. He was a painter active during the second half of the 16th century. He was active  in Heraklion, Venice, and Corfu. He was an important member of the Cretan School. The painting follows the traditional maniera greca. The magnificent icon is on the Greek island of Patmos inside the Cave of the Apocalypse. The mysterious site is believed by Christians to mark the spot where John of Patmos received his visions that he recorded in the Book of Revelation.
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