St. Michael Fighting the Dragon, 1511

Series title originalApocalipsis cum figuris (Blatt 10)

Series titleApocalypse (sheet 10)

ArtistAlbrecht Dürer, Nürnberg 1471–1528 Nürnberg

MediumWoodcut

Sheet dimensions39,2 × 28,3 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 archangel Michael is at the center of this print. Together with other angels, he fights against the devil and his spawn in the form of monstrous creatures. 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.

AccessionCollection of the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

Provenance[...]; seit 1932 Dauerleihgabe von der Sammlung der Kunstakademie Düsseldorf (NRW)

Inventory numberKA (FP) 1999 D

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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