Saint John Summoned to Heaven

1546/1556

Jean Duvet

Associated Names
Jean Duvet

Artist, French, 1485 - c. 1570

This is a drawing of a scene featuring a central throne surrounded by various figures and symbolic elements. The artwork shows a seated figure on a throne at the center, with other figures around them, some with wings and various expressions. The figures interact in complex ways, depicted with detailed clothing, drapery, and textures. The scene also includes architectural elements and symbols, creating a rich visual composition of celestial grandeur.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 29.9 × 21 cm (11 3/4 × 8 1/4 in.)
    mount: 39.4 × 29.2 cm (15 1/2 × 11 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.21.282

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Eisler 1979, no. 41, State only

  • Series Title

    Plate 3 from the Apocalypse

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (Lugt 1608, and deaccession stamp, Lugt 2482). (William H. Schab, New York); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1946; gift to NGA, 1946.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1962

  • The Saints in Prints & Illuminations from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, The Art Gallery of the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 1962-1963, no. 45.

1983

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., July 1983.

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 center. "HIST / CAP 4 / APOC / ET 5" recto, on plate, on plaque at lower right. "Duvet" verso, upper center, graphite, unknown hand. "WK goth P." verso, upper center right, graphite, unknown hand. "10131" verso, lower right, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (Lugt 1608, and deaccession stamp, Lugt 2482), verso, lower center, brown stamped ink. "National Gallery of Art" verso, center left, black stamped ink. "LJR" verso, center left, black stamped ink.

Watermarks

Gothic "P"

Wikidata ID

Q65077505

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