The Adoration of the Lamb, 1498

Series title originalApocalipsis cum figuris (Blatt 12)

Series titleApocalypse (sheet 12)

ArtistAlbrecht Dürer, Nürnberg 1471–1528 Nürnberg

Woodcut

Sheet dimensions38,9 × 27,4 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. 144,000 people are chosen to escape annihilation. They now see God in the form of the Lamb and worship him. 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) 2038 D

Contact

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