St John's Vision of the Seven Candlesticks, 1498

Series title originalApocalipsis cum figuris (Blatt 1)

Series titleApocalypse (sheet 1)

ArtistAlbrecht Dürer, Nürnberg 1471–1528 Nürnberg

Woodcut

Sheet dimensions40,6 × 29,3 cm

Status

not on display

About the workAs chronicled in the Bible, John the Seer received a vision of God’s plan for the destruction and restoration of the world. The Nuremberg artist Albrecht Dürer created a sequence of images for a new edition of the text, known as the “Book of Revelation” or the “Apocalypse of John”. They are distinguished by a fineness of line that was hitherto unprecedented in the medium of woodcut. Here, John is seen praying before an apparition of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

AccessionCollection of the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

Provenance[…]; seit 1932 Dauerleihgabe der Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

Inventory numberKA (FP) 1970 D

Contact

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