Blue and red cherubs: distinguishing between cherubims (blue) and seraphims (red) in the hierarchy of heavenly angels, and showing you that the *most* important angels were there for that event.
Great Whore of Babylon: Yep, that's her. I can understand why the handout went on about the socio-cultural baggage contemporary to its production (since that'll mostly be "Yay, Venice and its powerful patrons and amazing artists", as opposed to quoting the Bible at length for you.)
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Great Whore of Babylon: Yep, that's her. I can understand why the handout went on about the socio-cultural baggage contemporary to its production (since that'll mostly be "Yay, Venice and its powerful patrons and amazing artists", as opposed to quoting the Bible at length for you.)