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St. John Devours the Book

Albrecht Dürer

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Artist
Albrecht Dürer
Title
St. John Devours the Book
Description

Albrecht Durer, German, 1471-1526.  St. John Devours the Book, from The Apocalypse series of 1497 and 1498.  This is from the 1511 edition with Latin text on the verso.  See the photo of description by a gallery many years ago that is part of an info package on the verso of the frame.  A 1511 image sold at Sotheby’s, London, for $11,533.

Date
1511
Medium
Woodcut
Edition
Unknown
Signature
Signed In Plate
Catalogue Raisonne
B. 70, M. 172
Image
15.375x11 inches
Sheet
15.375x11 inches
Status
Sold
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Albrecht Dürer

The German engraver, printmaker, mathematician, and theorist, Albrecht Dürer established his career with his woodcuts that gained him his reputation beginning in his twenties. Since then, he has been recognised as one of the greatest artists of the Northern Renaissance.

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