The Angel with the Key of the Bottomless Pit, 1511
Series title originalApocalipsis cum figuris (Blatt 14)
Series titleApocalypse (sheet 14)
Woodcut
Sheet dimensions39,1 × 28 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. This print shows heaven and earth after their renewal. Only the devil, who has just been locked in an underground prison by an angel, reminds us of the horrors that preceded it. 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) 2052 D
