St. John before God and the Elders

Albrecht Dürerca. 1496

Details

Title: St. John before God and the Elders
Creator: Albrecht Dürer
Date Created: ca. 1496
Signatures / Inscriptions: Signed in block, lower center: monogram “AD”
Set or Series Title: The Apocalypse (Die Apokalypse)
Print State: Only state
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Friends of the Davison Art Center funds, 1987
Materials & Techniques: Woodcut on laid paper. Watermark: Tower (Meder 259)
Keywords: Bible, Christianity, New Testament, religions, religious art, Saint John, saints
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Edition: Latin edition of 1511 with text on verso; “The Apocalypse” was first published 1498
Dimensions: Sheet dimensions: 390 mm x 275 mm (15.35 in. x 10.83 in.).
Bibliography: Bartsch 63; Strauss 43; Joseph Meder 166
Associated People: Created by Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528)
Accession Number: 1987.31.1

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