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Opening of the Fifth Seal
The Opening of the Fifth Seal (or The Fifth Seal of the Apocalypse or The Vision of Saint John) was painted in the last years of El Greco's life for a side-altar of the church of Saint John the Baptist outside the walls of Toledo. Before 1908 El Greco's painting was referred to as Profane Love. Cossio had doubts about the title and suggested the "Opening of the Fifth Seal". The Metropolitan Museum, where the painting is kept, comments: "
The "seven seals" contained secret information known only to God until the Lamb/Lion was found worthy to open the book and to look on the contents.
Important scrolls being secured with seals is mentioned in earlier Bible examples including Book of Daniel 12:4 ...
Upon the "Lamb" opening a seal from the book, a judgment is released or an apocalyptic event occurs. The opening of the first four Seals release the Four Horsemen, each with his own specific mission. The opening of the fifth seal releases the