Das Sonnenweib und der siebenköpfige Drache

The Woman of the Apocalypse and the Seven-Headed Dragon, 1498

Series title originalApocalipsis cum figuris (Blatt 9)

Series titleApocalypse (sheet 9)

ArtistAlbrecht Dürer, Nürnberg 1471–1528 Nürnberg

MediumWoodcut

Sheet dimensions40,4 × 28,8 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 "Apocalyptic Woman" and a seven-headed dragon are shown on this sheet. The woman can be interpreted as the embodiment of Mary, but also as an image of the Christian church. 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) 2051 D

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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