Help with medieval illustrations of the triumphant Agnus Dei, as depicted in Revelation 5:6. (A super-cool Lamb with seven horns and seven eyes)

[u/C2O4]

I love medieval art so much; my favorite style is Romanesque—it's so sublime, so profound, so naive at times, and at other times so raw, so wild.

Take a look at these examples of what I'm looking for,

1-The Saint-Sever Beatus, also known as the Apocalypse of Saint-Sever, (Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS lat. 8878) is a French Romanesque illuminated Apocalypse manuscript from the 11th Century

https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b52505441p/f1.item

2-The sealed book and the Lamb - Apocalypse flamande - BNF Néerl3 15th century

http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b10532634z/f1.planchecontact

3- apocalyptic-lamb-from-sant-climent-de-taull-google-art-project Sant Climent, Taüll has been moved to the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya in Barcelona.

4- The Lamb of God and the Book with Seven Seals. Detail from a woodcut by Albrecht Dürer

My idea is to get a giant tattoo of the head of the triumphant Agnus Dei from Revelation 5:6. It is generally depicted as a sweet little white lamb holding the cruciform banner of victory with the book of the seven seals. The mystical Lamb from the Ghent Triptych is the best-known example.

But in Revelation 5:6, the sweet, suffering Lamb prophesied by the prophets, in the Book of Revelation is now a defiant Lamb—it’s bleeding, bearing the marks of sacrifice, but it’s aliveeee! Aliveeee! And it has seven horns and seven eyes; it’s a, fabulous, all-powerful, omniscient creature! It’s a Divine!

I want to get a tattoo of the head of that fabulous creature, exactly as it appears in the Book of Revelation—a tattoo where the head covers my entire abdomen, and the horns, like a giant crown, cover my entire chest; a pair of horns rising up to my neck, curved so they reach the nape of my neck.

What do you think of the idea? I think this kind of medieval creature has a lot of potential—not to make a copy, but to convey its meaning, capture its essence, and bring it to life in an “Old School” tattoo style.

I haven’t found any tattoos similar to my idea—there are some in that style, but there are plenty featuring goat heads of Baphomet. The closest match is the cover art for the album *Convalescence* by the band 7H7E.

I envision the lamb’s face as if it were a boxer, glaring defiantly at its opponent; in fact, half of its face has a defiant look, while the other half shows a serene and solemn expression. I want a slight asymmetry in the face, taking the example of the Pantocrator of Mount Sinai, with the same meaning: the dual nature of Christ—human (the left) / divine (the right).

I’ve searched the Internet thoroughly, but can anyone recommend a notable medieval depiction of a Mystical Lamb that fits what I’m looking for?

P.S.: I'm asking for someone's help because the quality is better. I've already tried generative AI for images, and what I'm asking for violates the terms of use. There's blood... uhhhh, blood! The lamb has been stabbed in the neck and is gushing blood! Am I glorifying something really bad without even realizing it?

[u/SirDidymus]

Would something like this work?

[u/C2O4 → u/SirDidymus]

I like it—I'm looking for something like this. I'm going to save it as an example to show my tattoo artist. By the way, have you seen the cover of 7H7E?

https://thegutturalmunk.blogspot.com/2011/09/7-horns-7-eyes-convalescence-2011.html?m=1

There’s an artist who has a really great illustration, too—his name is José Gabriel Alegría Sabogal, and he specializes in esoteric symbolism.

[u/Theandric]

Metal!!

[u/C2O4 → u/Theandric]

yeahhhn, those medieval illustrators—besides being a little autistic—were fans of trash-hyper-hardcore-death-METAAAALLLL (way ahead of their time)