Harvard Art Museums > M21425.6: Breaking of the Fifth and Sixth Seals Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Add to Collection Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Breaking of the Fifth and Sixth Seals (Albrecht Dürer) , M21425.6,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/379956. Identification and Creation Object Number M21425.6 People Albrecht Dürer, German (Nuremberg 1471 - 1528 Nuremberg) Title Breaking of the Fifth and Sixth Seals Other Titles Series/Book Title: The Apocalypse Alternate Title: The Fall of Stars Classification Prints Work Type print Date c.1497 Culture German Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/379956 Physical Descriptions Medium Woodcut printed in black ink on white antique laid paper, darkened and soiled Technique Woodcut Dimensions block: 49.1 × 28.1 cm (19 5/16 × 11 1/16 in.) sheet: 46.1 × 30.7 cm (18 1/8 × 12 1/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks (not assigned): at lower edge, centered, woodcut artist's monogram printed in black ink: AD inscription: upper right corner, black ink: VI [roman numeral 6] inscription: verso, text printed with type in black ink: L.S.fit...Quinta figura. Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Bernard Quaritch, London], sold; to Denman Waldo Ross, Cambridge, 1884, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1919 State, Edition, Standard Reference Number State with the Latin text Edition 1511 Standard Reference Number Bartsch 65, Meder 168 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Denman W. Ross Accession Year 1991 Object Number M21425.6 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. Related Works M21425 Albrecht Dürer Apocalypse Prints 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