Martyrdom of St John

Albrecht Dürer1511

Chester Beatty
Dublin, Ireland

Woodcut on paper of the martyrdom of St John who sits in a vat of boiling oil by Albrecht Dürer made c. 1498 in Germany. Plate one of fifteen from the Latin edition of Dürer's Apocalypse series printed 1511.

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Title: Martyrdom of St John
Creator: Albrecht Dürer
Date Created: 1511, c. 1498, printed 1511
Location Created: Germany
Physical Dimensions: 390 x 277 mm
Original Language: Latin
Type: Woodcut
Original Source: Chester Beatty
Rights: © The Trustees of the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin
Medium: Paper, Ink
Collection Number: CBL Wep 0018

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