St. Michael Fighting the Dragon, 1511
Series title originalApocalipsis cum figuris (Blatt 10)
Series titleApocalypse (sheet 10)
Woodcut
Sheet dimensions39,2 × 28,3 cm
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 der Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
Inventory numberKA (FP) 1999 D
