The Woman Clothed with the Sun

1546/1556

Jean Duvet

Associated Names
Jean Duvet

Artist, French, 1485 - c. 1570

This is a drawing depicting mythical creatures and celestial figures. The composition shows a multi-headed dragon-like creature with crowned heads dominating the lower portion of the image. Above, there are angelic figures and children in the cloud-filled heavens. A central male figure with a long beard gestures towards the creature, surrounded by heavenly hosts. To the right, there is a figure with large wings and a crown of stars, clasping hands in prayer or contemplation within a circular frame. The scene is richly embellished with ornate designs and swirling patterns.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 30.2 × 21 cm (11 7/8 × 8 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1954.12.247

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Eisler 1979, no. 50, State ii/iv

  • Series Title

    Plate 12 from the Apocalypse

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(William H. Schab, New York); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1954; gift to NGA, 1954.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1968

  • Good and Bad Angels, University of Notre Dame Art Gallery, IN, 1968, no catalogue.

1973

  • Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-Century Prints of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art Rosenwald Collection, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1973, no. 72.

  • The Apocalypse, University of Maryland Art Gallery, College Park, 1973, no. 28.

2009

  • The Brilliant Line: Following the Early Modern Engraver, 1480 - 1650, Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence; Mary adn Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 2009 - 2010, cat. by Emily J. Peters.

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 right. "HEC / HISTORIA / APOCALIPSIS / CAP 15" recto, on plate, on plaque at center left. "27840" verso, lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

"National Gallery of Art" verso, center left, black stamped ink. "Museum of Fine Arts Boston 27840, Duplicate Sold by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston" verso, lower center, brown stamped ink.

Wikidata ID

Q65359673

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