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The Martyrdom of Saint John, from: The Apocalypse
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ALBRECHT DÜRER (1471-1528)
The Martyrdom of Saint John, from: The Apocalypse
woodcut, circa 1496/97, on laid paper, without watermark, a fine impression from the first Latin text edition of 1498, with small margins, some pale mottled foxing, in very good condition
Block 390 x 282 mm., Sheet 402 x 295 mm.
The Martyrdom of Saint John, from: The Apocalypse
woodcut, circa 1496/97, on laid paper, without watermark, a fine impression from the first Latin text edition of 1498, with small margins, some pale mottled foxing, in very good condition
Block 390 x 282 mm., Sheet 402 x 295 mm.
Provenance
Georg Hamminger (d. circa 1895), Regensburg (Lugt 1159); his sale, Hugo Helbing, Munich, 21-25 October 1895, lot 630 (sold with Bartsch 71).
Literature
Bartsch 61; Meder, Hollstein 164; Schoch Mende Scherbaum 112
Special notice
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