The Angel Gives Saint John the Book to Eat

1552/1556

Jean Duvet

Associated Names
Jean Duvet

Artist, French, 1485 - c. 1570

This is a drawing of a scene with a figure holding a book, an angel, clouds, and architectural features. The central figure is kneeling with a book of blank pages. An angelic being is above the figure amidst swirling clouds. The scene includes intricate details such as architectural elements, foliage, ships near a fortified city, and detailed clouds blending with the wings and drapery of the angel. The style of the drawing suggests careful engraving techniques with lines and shading providing depth and volume.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 29.9 × 21.6 cm (11 3/4 × 8 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1947.7.46

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Eisler 1979, no. 48, State ii/ii

  • Series Title

    Plate 10 from the Apocalypse

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

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