1561
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Moses Surrounded by the Patriarchs is a 1561 by Jean Duvet, a Renaissance work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows Moses surrounded by important figures from the Bible. It's an illustration from a bigger story about the end of the world. The artist spent years working on this series of engravings, which is pretty impressive. The Cleveland Museum of Art has one of the few complete sets of these prints. To learn more, check out the museum: The Cleveland Museum of Art.
This print is part of a bound volume of works illustrating the a narrative of the Apocalypse, taken from the Revelation of Saint John in the Bible. The 23 engravings in the series occupied the artist for a number of years and represent his greatest artistic achievement. The museum's volume is one of only seven known complete sets. Jean Duvet was one of the first major printmakers in France and one of the most original artists of the 1500s. Although he worked mostly in the provincial city of Langres, he became aware of Italian art through the circulation of prints—notably those of Marcantonio…
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Jean Duvet (1485 – after 1562) was a French Renaissance goldsmith and engraver, now best known for his engravings.
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