Cleveland Museum of Art
Revelation of St. John: Martyrdom of St. John
Albrecht DürerLinkedCulture matchlcp-91cf98b472c5
- Date
- 1511
- Medium
- woodcut
- Culture
- Germany
- Department
- Prints
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 104624
From LinkedCulture
A Roman emperor orders Saint John boiled alive in oil, and the apostle simply sits there, gazing calmly upward while flames rage beneath him. This 1511 woodcut by Albrecht Dürer shows the saint submerged in a cauldron, surrounded by tormentors stoking the fire and a dense press of soldiers and officials crowding behind a barrier. What makes this print remarkable is Dürer's intricate hatching and cross-hatching, building depth and drama that pushed the woodcut medium further than almost anyone had before him.
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A group of people in medieval attire is gathered around a central figure who appears to be bound and being interrogated.
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- Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
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