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The Opening of the Fifth and Sixth Seals, from: The Apocalypse
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Albrecht Dürer
The Opening of the Fifth and Sixth Seals, from: The Apocalypse
woodcut, circa 1497-98, on laid paper, without watermark, a good impression, printing somewhat dryly in places, from the Latin text edition of 1498, trimmed on the borderline, the lower right sheet corner repaired, some backed thin spots, otherwise in good condition
S. 390 x 280 mm.
The Opening of the Fifth and Sixth Seals, from: The Apocalypse
woodcut, circa 1497-98, on laid paper, without watermark, a good impression, printing somewhat dryly in places, from the Latin text edition of 1498, trimmed on the borderline, the lower right sheet corner repaired, some backed thin spots, otherwise in good condition
S. 390 x 280 mm.
Provenance
W. Esdaile (1758-1837), London, his initials in brown ink recto, and verso (faded) (cf. L. 2617).
Literature
Bartsch 65; Meder, Hollstein 168; Schoch, Mende, Scherbaum 116
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