Cleveland Museum of Art
The Beast with Seven Heads and the Beast with Lamb's Horns
Albrecht DürerLinkedCulture matchlcp-91cf98b472c5
- Date
- c. 1496–98
- Medium
- woodcut
- Culture
- Germany, late 15th-early 16th century
- Department
- Prints
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 136129
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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- Credit line
- Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in honor of William Mathewson Milliken
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