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ALBRECHT DÜRER | St. John Devouring the Book; and The Torture of St John the Evangelist (B. 70, 61; M., Holl. 172, 164)

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描述

  • Albrecht Dürer
  • St. John Devouring the Book; and The Torture of St John the Evangelist (B. 70, 61; M., Holl. 172, 164)
  • first sheet (B. 70): 394 by 286mm 15 1/2 by 11 1/4 in
  • second sheet (B. 61): 392 by 278mm 15 1/4 by 11in
Two woodcuts, circa 1496-97, from The Apocalypse, from the Latin text edition of 1511, B. 61 on paper with a Crowned Tower watermark (M. 259), each framed

Condition

B. 61: Trimmed to the borderline, in good condition, the sheet edges with some repairs and associated touching in, some discolouration and some staining, framed. B. 70: Trimmed to the borderline, in generally good condition, with discoloration, a loss at the lower right corner touched in with pen and ink, repairs at the sheet edges and two repairs in the centre of image, framed.
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