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2554874Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Rijksmuseum. Created in the 15th century 1499. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Photo Matt Fibre in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
2554861Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Rijksmuseum. Created in the 16th century 1501. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Photo Matt Fibre in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
ABAA-75TH-VBF-7<p>Nuremberg Albrecht Durer 1511.</p><p>Folio 431 x 300 mm.</p><p>Title a little soiled and very slightly shorter in the outer margin two small holes filled in the outer margin. One plate remargined <em>martyrdom of St. John</em> with very discreet small hole affecting the engraving. One leaf slightly shorter in the lower margin <em>The seven-headed dragon</em>. Slight foxing. Slipcase and case a little rubbed.</p><p>Ebony morocco flat spine inner gilt fillets <em>G. Cretté successor of Marius Michel</em> blue cloth folder and case.</p><p><strong>One of the masterpieces of engraving and the first large book illustrated by Durer.</strong></p><p>16 woodcuts by Durer including the title text in Latin on the reverse. All the engravings except the title bear the artist's monogram.</p><p>It is between 1496 and 1498 that Durer begins this series of 15 xylographs of the <em>Apocalypse</em> during his trip to Italy. In 1498 a Latin and a German edition were published simultaneously. A few years later in 1511 he published a new printing with the Latin text for which he conceived a title.</p><p>"<em>The Apocalypse</em> is the first large illustrated book designed by Durer. The first book to be exclusively designed and published by an artist without recourse to the financial support of a publisher it is a resolutely innovative and ambitious undertaking" <em>Albrecht Dürer</em> <em>Gravure et Renaissance</em> château de Chantilly dossier de presse p. 25.</p><p>Detail of the engravings:</p><p>- Title St. John at Patmos watermark: crowned tower surmounted by a finial; Meder 259.</p><p>- The Martyrdom of Saint John the Evangelist watermark: triangle with flower.</p><p>- The Vision of the Seven Candlesticks no watermark.</p><p>- St. John before the lord and the elders watermark: crowned tower surmounted by a finial; Meder 259.</p><p>- The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse no watermark.</p><p>- The Opening of the fifth and sixth seals watermark: crowned tower surmounted by a finial; Meder 259.</p><p>- The Four Angels holding the four winds of the earth no watermark.</p><p>- The Seven Trumpets no watermark.</p><p>- The Four Avenging Angels no watermark.</p><p>- Saint John devouring the Book of Life watermark: triangle with six-leaf flower; Meder 127.</p><p>- The Woman of the Apocalypse and the seven-headed dragon no watermark.</p><p>- Saint Michael slaying the dragon watermark: triangle with six-leaf; Meder 127.</p><p>- The seven-headed dragon and the beast with lamb's horns no watermark.</p><p>- The Adoration of the Lamb no watermark.</p><p>- The Whore of Babylon without watermark.</p><p>- The Angel holding the key to the abyss watermark: triangle with six leaves; Meder 127.</p><p>"<em>Durer himself was very sensitive to the signs of the 'approach of the accursed times' and like no other artist before him brought to life the phantasmagorical visions of the Apocalypse</em>" <em>Albrecht Dürer Œuvre gravé</em> p. 49.</p><p>The <em>Apocalypse</em> properly <em>Apocalypse with Pictures</em> Latin: <em>Apocalipsis cum figuris</em> is a series of fifteen woodcuts by Albrecht Durer published in 1498 depicting various scenes from the Book of Revelation which rapidly brought him fame across Europe. These woodcuts likely drew on theological advice particularly from Johannes Pirckheimer the father of Durer's friend Willibald Pirckheimer.</p><p>Work on the series started during Durer's first trip to Italy 1494–95 and the set was published simultaneously as a book with 15 pages of biblical text facing the 15 illustrations in Latin and German at Nuremberg in 1498 at a time when much of secular Europe feared an invasion of the Ottoman Empire and Christian Europe anticipated a possible <em>Last Judgment</em> in the year 1500. Durer was the publisher and seller of this series and became the first artist to publish a book and create a copyright. Considering the 15 woodcuts <em>The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse</em> c. 1497-98 referring to Revelation 6:1-8 is often viewed as the most famous piece. The overall layout of the cycle has the illustrations on the recto right and the text on the verso left. This would suggest the importance of illustration over text.</p><p>In 1511 Durer published the second edition of <em>Apocalypse</em> in a combined edition with his <em>Life of the Virgin</em> and <em>Large Passion </em>; single impressions were also produced and sold.</p><p>En 1511 Dürer publie une deuxième édition de la version latine qui diffère principalement par la page de titre dans une édition combinée avec sa <em>Vie de la Vierge</em> et la <em>Grande Passion</em>. Après 1511 la série fait l'objet d'une ultime réimpression de nouveau sans texte au verso.</p><p>The frontispieces of the first two editions show only the letter without the xylography of <em>The Virgin Appearing to Saint John the Evangelist</em>. This plate was added in 1511 for the publication of the second Latin edition.</p><p>With this book woodcutting achieves an unprecedented level of technical virtuosity rarely equaled in later years. Never before had the network of woodcuts been so complex; the combination of different sizes enabled the artist to achieve totally new effects of light and volume. Black lines harmoniously rub shoulders with areas where the paper has been left white creating subtle chiaroscuro effects hitherto reserved for the burin. In this way Durer succeeded in offering the reader striking images that by a veritable tour de force give substance to St. John's visions making them almost real without detracting from their supernatural phantasmagorical character.</p><p>Most of the suites from 1498 or 1511 were cut up and sold as individual sheets in the art trade. They can be found in collections and museums all over the world.</p><p>The 1498 edition has disappeared from the market. Only seven copies are known to exist four in the US <em>National Gallery of Art</em> in Washington <em>Saint Louis Museum of Art</em> <em>Houghton Library</em> at Harvard University and <em>Museum of Fine Arts</em> Boston. The <em>British Museum</em> in London the <em>Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe</em> and the <em>Staatliche Graphische Sammlung</em> in Munich also own a copy but in German. A fine copy is currently estimated at three million dollars.</p><p><strong>A fine complete copy of the 1511 edition is found every fifteen years and its value continues to rise.</strong></p><p><strong>A very fine copy of the 1511 edition of Durer's Apocalypse.</strong></p><p>FR</p><p><em>Nuremberg Albrecht Dürer 1511.</em></p><p>In-folio regroupant 16 gravures sur bois par Dürer dont le titre texte en latin au verso. <em>Une planche réemmargée martyre de saint Jean un feuillet légèrement plus court en marge inférieure Le dragon à sept têtes. </em>Maroquin ébène dos lisse filets dorés en encadrement intérieur <em>G. Cretté succ. de Marius Michel</em> chemise et étui de toile bleue.</p><p>428 x 295 mm.</p><p><strong>L'un des chefs-d'œuvre de la gravure et le premier grand livre illustré par Dürer.</strong></p><p>16 gravures sur bois par Dürer dont le titre texte en latin au verso. Toutes les gravures sauf le titre portent le monogramme de l'artiste.</p><p>C'est entre 1496 et 1498 que Dürer commence cette série de 15 xylographies de l'<em>Apocalypse</em> pendant son voyage en Italie. En 1498 paraissent simultanément une édition latine et une édition allemande. Quelques années plus tard en 1511 il publie une nouvelle impression avec le texte en latin pour laquelle il conçoit un titre.</p><p>"<em>L'Apocalypse </em>est le premier grand livre illustré conçu par Dürer. Premier livre exclusivement conçu et publié par un artiste sans recourir au soutien financier d'un éditeur il s'agit d'une entreprise résolument novatrice et ambitieuse". <em>Albrecht Dürer</em> <em>Gravure et Renaissance</em> château de Chantilly dossier de presse p. 25.</p><p><u>Détail des gravures</u> :</p><p>- Titre Saint Jean à Patmos filigrane : tour couronnée surmontée d'un fleuron ; Meder 259.</p><p>- Le Martyre de saint Jean l'Évangéliste filigrane : triangle avec fleur.</p><p>- La Vision des sept chandeliers sans filigrane.</p><p>- Saint Jean devant le seigneur et les anciens filigrane : tour couronnée surmontée d'un fleuron ; Meder 259.</p><p>- Les Quatre Cavaliers de l'Apocalypse sans filigrane.</p><p>- L'Ouverture du cinquième et du sixième sceau filigrane : tour couronnée surmontée d'un fleuron ; Meder 259.</p><p>- Les Quatre Anges retenant les quatre vents de la terre sans filigrane.</p><p>- Les Sept trompettes sans filigrane.</p><p>- Les Quatre anges vengeurs sans filigrane.</p><p>- Saint Jean dévorant le Livre de Vie filigrane : triangle avec fleur à six feuilles ; Meder 127.</p><p>- La Femme de l'Apocalypse et le dragon à sept têtes sans filigrane.</p><p>- Saint Michel terrassant le dragon filigrane : triangle avec feuille à six feuilles ; Meder 127.</p><p>- Le dragon à sept têtes et la bête aux cornes d'agneau sans filigrane.</p><p>- L'Adoration de l'Agneau sans filigrane.</p><p>- La Prostituée de Babylone sans filigrane.</p><p>- L'Ange tenant la clef de l'abîme filigrane : triangle avec feuille à six feuilles ; Meder 127.</p><p>" Très sensible lui-même aux signes de " <em>l'approche des temps maudits</em> " Dürer a donné vie comme nul créateur avant lui aux visions fantasmagoriques de l'Apocalypse " <em>Albrecht Dürer Œuvre gravé</em> p. 49.</p><p>The <em>Apocalypse</em> properly <em>Apocalypse with Pictures</em> Latin: <em>Apocalipsis cum figuris</em> is a series of fifteen woodcuts by Albrecht Durer published in 1498 depicting various scenes from the Book of Revelation which rapidly brought him fame across Europe. These woodcuts likely drew on theological advice particularly from Johannes Pirckheimer the father of Durer's friend Willibald Pirckheimer.</p><p>Work on the series started during Durer's first trip to Italy 1494–95 and the set was published simultaneously as a book with 15 pages of biblical text facing the 15 illustrations in Latin and German at Nuremberg in 1498 at a time when much of secular Europe feared an invasion of the Ottoman Empire and Christian Europe anticipated a possible <em>Last Judgment</em> in the year 1500. Durer was the publisher and seller of this series and became the first artist to publish a book and create a copyright. Considering the 15 woodcuts <em>The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse</em> c. 1497-98 referring to Revelation 6:1-8 is often viewed as the most famous piece. The overall layout of the cycle has the illustrations on the recto right and the text on the verso left. This would suggest the importance of illustration over text.</p><p>In 1511 Durer published the second edition of <em>Apocalypse</em> in a combined edition with his <em>Life of the Virgin</em> and <em>Large Passion </em>; single impressions were also produced and sold.</p><p>En 1511 Dürer publie une deuxième édition de la version latine qui diffère principalement par la page de titre dans une édition combinée avec sa <em>Vie de la Vierge</em> et la <em>Grande Passion</em>. Après 1511 la série fait l'objet d'une ultime réimpression de nouveau sans texte au verso.</p><p>Les frontispices des deux premières éditions présentent seulement la lettre sans la xylographie de <em>La Vierge apparaissant à Saint Jean l'Évangéliste</em>. Cette planche est ajoutée en 1511 pour la parution de la deuxième édition latine.</p><p>La gravure sur bois atteint avec ce livre une virtuosité technique inédite rarement égalée par la suite. Jamais le réseau des tailles dans le bois n'a été autant complexifié ; la combinaison de tailles variées permet à l'artiste d'obtenir des effets de lumière et de volume totalement nouveaux. Les lignes noires côtoient harmonieusement les zones où le papier a été laissé blanc créant de subtils effets de clair-obscur jusque-là réservés au burin. Dürer parvient ainsi à offrir au regard du lecteur des images saisissantes qui par un véritable tour de force donnent corps aux visions de saint Jean et les rendent quasi réelles sans pour autant leur enlever leur caractère surnaturel et fantasmagorique.</p><p>La plupart des suites de 1498 ou 1511 ont été découpées et vendues sous forme de feuilles individuelles dans le commerce de l'art. On les trouve dans des collections et des musées du monde entier.</p><p>L'édition de 1498 a disparu du marché. Seuls sept exemplaires sont répertoriés quatre exemplaires sont connus aux États-Unis <em>National Gallery of Art</em> à Washington <em>Musée d'Art </em>de Saint‑Louis <em>Houghton Library</em> à l'université Harvard et <em>musée des Beaux-Arts</em> Boston. Le <em>British Museum</em> de Londres la <em>Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe</em> et la <em>Staatliche Graphische Sammlung</em> de Munich en possèdent également un exemplaire mais en allemand. Un bel exemplaire est estimé aujourd'hui trois millions de dollars.</p><p><strong>L'on rencontre un bel exemplaire complet de l'édition de 1511 tous les quinze ans et sa valeur ne cesse de croître.</strong></p><p><strong>Fort bel exemplaire de l'édition de 1511 de</strong> <em>l'Apocalypse</em> de <em>Dürer</em>.</p> hardcover
2532002Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Rijksmuseum. Created in the 16th century 1501. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Photo Rag Bright White premium quality in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
2532000Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Rijksmuseum. Created in the 16th century 1501. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Museum Etching museum quality in size A3. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
2531990Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Rijksmuseum. Created in the 16th century 1501. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Museum Etching museum quality in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
2531987Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Rijksmuseum. Created in the 16th century 1501. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Museum Etching museum quality in size A3. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
2531988Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Rijksmuseum. Created in the 16th century 1501. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Photo Matt Fibre in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
2531989Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Rijksmuseum. Created in the 16th century 1501. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Photo Rag Bright White premium quality in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
2532001Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Rijksmuseum. Created in the 16th century 1501. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Photo Matt Fibre in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
2532003Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Rijksmuseum. Created in the 16th century 1501. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Museum Etching museum quality in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
2568103Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Rijksmuseum. Created in the 16th century 1503. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Museum Etching museum quality in size A3. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
2568105Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Rijksmuseum. Created in the 16th century 1503. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Photo Rag Bright White premium quality in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
2568106Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Rijksmuseum. Created in the 16th century 1503. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Museum Etching museum quality in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
2568104Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Rijksmuseum. Created in the 16th century 1503. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Photo Matt Fibre in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
2568119Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Rijksmuseum. Created in the 16th century 1503. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Museum Etching museum quality in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
2568118Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Rijksmuseum. Created in the 16th century 1503. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Photo Rag Bright White premium quality in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
2568207Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Rijksmuseum. Created in the 16th century 1503. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Museum Etching museum quality in size A3. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
2568209Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Rijksmuseum. Created in the 16th century 1503. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Photo Rag Bright White premium quality in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
2568208Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Rijksmuseum. Created in the 16th century 1503. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Photo Matt Fibre in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
2568210Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Rijksmuseum. Created in the 16th century 1503. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Museum Etching museum quality in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
2568117Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Rijksmuseum. Created in the 16th century 1503. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Photo Matt Fibre in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
2568116Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Rijksmuseum. Created in the 16th century 1503. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Museum Etching museum quality in size A3. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
2568131Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Rijksmuseum. Created in the 16th century 1503. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Photo Rag Bright White premium quality in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown
2568130Contentum Ltd. Loose sheet. New. High-quality art print based on an original work from the Rijksmuseum. Created in the 16th century 1503. Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper Photo Matt Fibre in size A2. The artwork is printed with a white border museum-style presentation. Contentum Ltd. unknown