1551
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
The Apocalypse: Babylon the Harlot, Seated on the Seven-headed Beast is a 1551 by Jean Duvet, a Renaissance work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This engraving shows a wild-haired woman riding a monster with seven heads. Snakes twist around her legs. The beast has claws and crowns on its heads. Jean Duvet spent years carving this scene from the Bible’s Apocalypse. Only seven complete sets of his 23 prints survive today. The monster’s many faces and the woman’s wild stare feel intense. This print proves why Duvet led early French printmaking. Look for the full series at 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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