The Angel Sounding the Sixth Trumpet

1546/1556

Jean Duvet

Associated Names
Jean Duvet

Artist, French, 1485 - c. 1570

This is a drawing of a biblical scene with angels, warriors, and celestial elements. The composition is detailed with various figures engaged in a tumultuous scene that appears to depict a heavenly battle or divine intervention. The figures are rendered in a detailed manner, with an emphasis on muscular forms and flowing drapery. Each character's expression and position adds to the dynamic feel of the scene, suggesting a narrative moment captured in suspended time. The use of light and shadow within the drawing creates depth and focuses attention on the central figures, while additional elements like swords, banners, and architectural features help build the setting. The artwork is likely a historical or religious depiction intended to convey themes of power, struggle, and divine justice.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 29.1 × 21 cm (11 7/16 × 8 1/4 in.)
    sheet (irreg.): 30.6 × 22.8 cm (12 1/16 × 9 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.21.283

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Eisler 1979, no. 47, State only

  • Series Title

    Plate 9 from the Apocalypse


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(William H. Schab, New York); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1946; gift to NGA, 1946.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1985

  • Figure Prints from the National Gallery's Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1985-1986, no cat.

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 upper center. "HIST / CAP 9 / APOC" recto, on plate, on plaque at upper center. "PO 95, A.O.H. 35 - 9" verso, lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

"National Gallery of Art" verso, lower left center, stamped black ink. "LJR" verso, lower left center, stamped black ink.

Wikidata ID

Q65077508

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