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Vier Engel, die Winde aufhaltend
The Four Angels Holding the Winds
Foto: Kunstpalast - LVR-ZMB - Annette Hiller

The Four Angels Holding the Winds, 1511

Series title originalApocalipsis cum figuris (Blatt 5)
Series titleApocalypse (sheet 5)
ArtistAlbrecht Dürer, Nürnberg 1471–1528 Nürnberg
Woodcut
Sheet dimensions39,3 x 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. On this print, an angel marks the people who are to be protected from harm. 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 der Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
Inventory numberKA (FP) 2028 D
Contact
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