1555
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
The Apocalypse: Duvet Studying the Apocalypse is a 1555 by Jean Duvet, a Renaissance work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This engraving shows a swirling, dramatic scene of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. They ride through a chaotic sky filled with falling stars and fire. A crowd of people below looks terrified as the riders charge forward. Duvet worked on this series for years, carving each image by hand into metal plates. Only seven complete sets survive today, making this one rare. These prints helped make him France’s first big-name printmaker. If you like this wild style, look up Albrecht Dürer.
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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