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John before God the Father and the Elders, from the series of the Apocalypse, original edition German 1498, Albrecht Dürer

Albrecht Dürer

John before God the Father and the Elders, from the series of the Apocalypse, original edition German 1498

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Albrecht Dürer

John before God the Father and the Elders, from the series of the Apocalypse, original edition German 1498, ca. 1496 – 1498

Blatt: 396 x 277 mm

Inventory Number: 31502

Object Number: 31502 D

Status: Request for presentation in the study room of the Prints and Drawings Department

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: John before God the Father and the Elders, from the series of the Apocalypse, original edition German 1498

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

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Motifs and References

Genre

Main Motif

Persons Shown

Associated Persons and Institutions

Illustrated Passage

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

Iconclass

Primary

73G211God on his throne, surrounded by the twenty-four elders (wearing crowns and playing harps) and the four Beasts
47I2133lamb
11H(JOHN)the apostle John the Evangelist; possible attributes: book, cauldron, chalice with snake, eagle, palm, scroll
11S4the gate of heaven, entrance to heaven, 'porta coeli'

Secondary

25I5landscape with tower or castle
25I12prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city

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31.07.2026