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Saint John before God and the Elders, from: The Apocalypse
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Albrecht Dürer
Saint John before God and the Elders, from: The Apocalypse
woodcut, circa 1496, on laid paper, without watermark, a good, strong impression, from the Latin text edition of 1511, trimmed on the borderline, occasional pale foxing, old paper fibres adhered to the ink in places in the lower subject, otherwise in good condition
S. 389 x 274 mm.
Saint John before God and the Elders, from: The Apocalypse
woodcut, circa 1496, on laid paper, without watermark, a good, strong impression, from the Latin text edition of 1511, trimmed on the borderline, occasional pale foxing, old paper fibres adhered to the ink in places in the lower subject, otherwise in good condition
S. 389 x 274 mm.
Provenance
W. Esdaile (1758-1837), London, with his initials in ink recto and verso (cf. L. 2617).
Literature
Bartsch 63; Meder, Hollstein 166; Schoch, Mende, Scherbaum 114
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