1551
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
The Apocalypse: The Fall of Babylon is a 1551 by Jean Duvet, a Renaissance work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see a dramatic scene of a city in chaos, with buildings crumbling and people running. The artist spent many years working on this series of engravings, which tells a story from the Bible. This was a big project for him, and it shows off his skill as a printmaker. Check out more works 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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