St. John before God and the Elders, ca. 1496 – 1498

Title

St. John before God and the Elders

Artist

• Albrecht Dürer

Series

Die Apokalypse, Urausgabe Deutsch 1498

Part Number / Total

4 / 16

Period Produced

• 15th century

Object Type

• art print

Material

• handmade paper

Technique

• woodcut

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Monogrammiert unten Mitte: AD

Work Catalogues

• Bartsch 7.128.63
• Meder 1932.154.166
• Schoch/Mende/Scherbaum 2.74.114
• Hollstein German VII.137.166
• TIB 1001.263

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• Biblical portrayal
• historical narration
• depiction of a saint

Main Motif

• worship
• Saint John the Evangelist
• God the Father
• angel
• group of people
• animal

Persons Shown

• John the Evangelist
• God the Father

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Anton Koberger
• Mark (evangelist)
• Luke (evangelist)
• Matthew (evangelist)
• Jesus Christ

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Offenbarung 4,1-11
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Offenbarung 5,1-14

Primary

• 73G211 God on his throne, surrounded by the twenty-four elders (wearing crowns and playing harps) and the four Beasts
• 47I2133 lamb
• 11H(JOHN) the apostle John the Evangelist; possible attributes: book, cauldron, chalice with snake, eagle, palm, scroll
• 11S4 the gate of heaven, entrance to heaven, 'porta coeli'

Secondary

• 25I5 landscape with tower or castle
• 25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city