The torture of St John the Evangelist

Albrecht Dürer
Germany
1471 – 1528

The torture of St John the Evangelist
plate 1 from 'The Apocalypse'
c 1498
woodcut on paper
Place made
Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
Medium
woodcut on paper
Dimensions
39.1 x 28.0 cm (sheet)
38.8 x 27.8 cm (bord.)
Credit line
South Australian Government Grant 1959
Accession number
596G149
Signature and date
Signed in block bot.c. "AD" in monogram. Not dated.
Catalogue raisonne
B.61; M.164 ; Holl/G 164 (1); S.W. 54 ; TIB v.10, p.329, .261 (before the 1498 text editions)
Media category
Print
Collection area
European prints
Image credit
Photo: AGSA

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    Newcastle Art Gallery, 18 October 1997 – 30 November 1997
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