1551
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
The Apocalypse: The Angel Sounding the Sixth Trumpet is a 1551 by Jean Duvet, a Renaissance work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows an angel sounding a trumpet, surrounded by people and animals. The artist spent many years creating a series of engravings like this one, telling a story from the Bible. This series was a big project for him, and it's interesting that he was able to finish 23 engravings. You can learn more about this style by looking at the work of Jean Duvet.
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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