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Opening of the fifth and sixth seals, from the series of the Apocalypse, original edition in German 1498, Albrecht Dürer

Albrecht Dürer

Opening of the fifth and sixth seals, from the series of the Apocalypse, original edition in German 1498

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Albrecht Dürer

Opening of the fifth and sixth seals, from the series of the Apocalypse, original edition in German 1498, ca. 1496 – 1498

Blatt: 395 x 283 mm

Inventory Number: 31503

Object Number: 31503 D

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

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: Opening of the fifth and sixth seals, from the series of the Apocalypse, original edition in German 1498

Artist

Albrecht Dürer

Series: Die Apokalypse, Urausgabe Deutsch 1498

Part Number / Total: 6 / 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 VII.128.65
Meder 1932.154.168
Schoch/Mende/Scherbaum 2.79.116
Hollstein German VII.138.168
TIB 1001.265

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Motifs and References

Genre

Main Motif

Persons Shown

Associated Persons and Institutions

Anton Koberger

Illustrated Passage

Bibel, Neues Testament, Offenbarung 6,9-17

Associated Source

Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 23,35
Bibel, Neues Testament, Hebräerbrief 12,24
Bibel, Altes Testament, Genesis 4,10
Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 23,35
Bibel, Neues Testament, Hebräerbrief 11,4
Bibel, Neues Testament, Hebräerbrief 12,24

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31.07.2026