The Four Avenging Angels, 1511

Series title originalApocalipsis cum figuris (Blatt 7)

Series titleApocalypse (sheet 7)

ArtistAlbrecht Dürer, Nürnberg 1471–1528 Nürnberg

Woodcut

Sheet dimensions39,3 × 28,2 cm

Status

on display, room 002

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. This print shows how angels sent by God descend on a group of people and begin to destroy everything. 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) 1985 D

Christianity
Renaissance
Books

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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