The Beast with Seven Heads and the Beast with Lamb's Horns

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Beast with Seven Heads and the Beast with Lamb's Horns

Albrecht DürerLinkedCulture matchlcp-91cf98b472c5

Cleveland Museum of Art’s catalogue record

Medium
woodcut
Credit Line
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in honor of William Mathewson Milliken
Type of artwork
Print
Department
Prints

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creation_date
c. 1496–98

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From LinkedCulture

Seven monstrous heads rise on serpentine necks while terrified figures cower below, all rendered in a woodcut medium that most artists of the time considered too rough for serious work. Albrecht Dürer proved them wrong. Made in Germany around 1496 to 1498, this print from his Apocalypse series shows God enthroned in radiant clouds above the chaos, with Dürer's own monogram anchored at the bottom center. It was the first major book conceived, illustrated, and published by an artist himself, changing printmaking forever.

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A religious scene depicting a seated figure surrounded by angels, lions, and people in a heavenly setting.

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Object ID
136129
Object Type
Print
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Type of artwork” · copied as is
Creator
Albrecht Dürer
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creators (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · derived by LinkedCulture from the museum field · Artist-role creator's description with life dates removed.
Culture
Germany, late 15th-early 16th century
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Culture” · copied as is
Medium
woodcut
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Medium” · copied as is · Cleveland's 'technique' field holds materials.
Department
Prints
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Department” · copied as is
Tags
  • male
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field artists_tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
Credit Line
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in honor of William Mathewson Milliken
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Credit Line” · copied as is
Date
c. 1496–98
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
Begin Year
1496
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_earliest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
End Year
1498
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_latest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is

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