M13895: Saint John Devouring the Book
Prints
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- M13895
- People
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Albrecht Dürer, German (Nuremberg 1471 - 1528 Nuremberg)
- Title
- Saint John Devouring the Book
- Other Titles
- Series/Book Title: The Apocalypse
- Classification
- Prints
- Work Type
- 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
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- 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
- Permissions
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Verification Level
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