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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M13895
People
Albrecht Dürer, German (Nuremberg 1471 - 1528 Nuremberg)
Title
Saint John Devouring the Book
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: The Apocalypse
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1498
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/255231

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodcut printed in black ink on white antique laid paper, darkened
Technique
Woodcut
Dimensions
block: 39.4 × 28.2 cm (15 1/2 × 11 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower edge, centered, woodcut artist's monogram printed in black ink: AD
  • inscription: verso, text printed with type in black ink: Item zu der....die Neront figur.
  • collector's mark: verso, brown/black stamp with accession number written in graphite: THE WILLIAM HAYES FOGG / ART MUSEUM OF / HARVARD UNIVERSITY / 13, 895 [Lugt 936]

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
with Latin text, 1511 edition
Standard Reference Number
Bartsch 70, Meder 172

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Frederic T. Lewis, in memory of Dr. Frederic T. Lewis
Accession Year
1961
Object Number
M13895
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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