The Angel Gives Saint John the Book to Eat
1552/1556
Artist, French, 1485 - c. 1570

Artwork overview
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Medium
engraving on wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 29.9 × 21.6 cm (11 3/4 × 8 1/2 in.)
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Accession
1947.7.46
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Catalogue Raisonné
Eisler 1979, no. 48, State ii/ii
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(William H. Schab, New York); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1947; gift to NGA, 1947.
Associated Names
Bibliography
1979
Eisler, Colin. The Master of the Unicorn: The Life and Work of Jean Duvet. New York: Abaris Books,1979.
Inscriptions
"IOHA / NNES / DV / VET / FAC" recto, on plate, on double-tablet at lower left. "HIST / CAP 10 / APOC" recto, on plate, on plaque at upper center. "arllel" verso, lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand.
Markings
"National Gallery of Art, LJR" verso, lower left, black stamped ink.
Wikidata ID
Q65077567