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Saint John before God and the Elders, from: The Apocalypse (B. 63; M., Holl. 166; S.M.S. 114)
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Albrecht Dürer
Saint John before God and the Elders, from: The Apocalypse
(B. 63; M., Holl. 166; S.M.S. 114)
woodcut, circa 1496, without watermark, a fine impression from the rare German text edition of 1498, with thread margins, trimmed to the borderline in places, in excellent condition
B. 15½ x 11 in. (394 x 279 mm.)
S. 15 5/8 x 11 1/8 in. (396 x 282 mm.)
Saint John before God and the Elders, from: The Apocalypse
(B. 63; M., Holl. 166; S.M.S. 114)
woodcut, circa 1496, without watermark, a fine impression from the rare German text edition of 1498, with thread margins, trimmed to the borderline in places, in excellent condition
B. 15½ x 11 in. (394 x 279 mm.)
S. 15 5/8 x 11 1/8 in. (396 x 282 mm.)
Provenance
Initials KSU and a divider in a circle (not in Lugt).
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