Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528). The beast with two horns like a lamb, from The Apocalypse, 1498. Woodcut on laid...

Description

Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528)
The beast with two horns like a lamb, from The Apocalypse, 1498
Woodcut on laid paper, with Imperial orb watermark (Meder 53)
15-1/4 x 11-1/8 inches (38.7 x 28.3 cm) (image)
15-3/4 x 11-3/8 inches (40 x 28.9 cm) (sheet)

Property from an important Connecticut collection

PROVENANCE:
Swann Galleries, New York, November 5, 2005, lot 5;
Acquired by the current owner from the above.

LITERATURE:
Bartsch, 74;
Meder, Hollstein 175;
Schoch Mende Scherbaum, 123.

A brilliant, evenly printed and dark proof before the 1498 text edition. Meder dates the watermark from 1497 to circa 1520.


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