File:Dürer Apocalypse 1.jpg
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Albrecht Dürer: The Martyrdom of St John | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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artist QS:P170,Q5580 |
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Title |
The Martyrdom of St John the Evangelist |
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Series title | Apocalypse | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Object type | woodcut print | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre | religious art | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
English: Does not refer to the Revelations, but an event in the life of the saint. The Roman emperor Domitian sitting on his throne on the left. According to legend, John was sentenced to be boiled in a cauldron of oil for his refusal to worship pagan gods. He remained unharmed by this ordeal and was set free. |
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Date |
between circa 1496 and circa 1497 date QS:P571,+1496-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1496-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1497-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
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Medium | woodcut print on paper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions |
height: 39 cm (15.3 in); width: 27.7 cm (10.9 in) dimensions QS:P2048,39U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,27.7U174728 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q6373 |
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Accession number |
E,3.130 ? |
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Place of creation | Nuremberg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inscriptions | Latin text in letterpress on the verso. One impression of the 1511 Latin edition of a series of 15 woodcuts; Signed on the block. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References | British Museum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source/Photographer | British Museum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other versions |
British Museum, 1498, 1895,0122.575 |
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