Harvard Art Museums > G4456: Breaking of the Fifth and Sixth Seals Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Breaking of the Fifth and Sixth Seals (Albrecht Dürer) , G4456,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/273041. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number G4456 People Albrecht Dürer, German (Nuremberg 1471 - 1528 Nuremberg) Title Breaking of the Fifth and Sixth Seals Other Titles Series/Book Title: The Apocalypse Classification Prints Work Type print Date c. 1497 Places Creation Place: Europe, Germany Culture German Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/273041 Physical Descriptions Medium Woodcut printed in black ink on white antique laid paper, darkened Technique Woodcut Dimensions block: 38.8 × 28 cm (15 1/4 × 11 in.) sheet: 40.7 × 29.3 cm (16 × 11 9/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: lower edge, centered, woodcut artist's monogram printed in black ink: AD inscription: lower sheet margin, to right, graphite: 65 [or] b5 inscription: verso, text printed with type in black ink: L. S. f[?]it silentium....Sequitur Quinta figura. collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with accession number written in graphite: GRAY COLLECTION, / 4456 / HARVARD COLLEGE. [within an oval borderline (Lugt 4836)] inscription: top sheet margin, centered, graphite: 4 State, Edition, Standard Reference Number State with Latin text, 1511 edition Standard Reference Number Bartsch 65, Meder 168 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund Object Number G4456 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
