Satan Bound for a Thousand Years

1546/1556

Jean Duvet

Associated Names
Jean Duvet

Artist, French, 1485 - c. 1570

This is a drawing of angels and a dragon. The scene shows an angel in armor restraining a dragon, while another angel observes. The background features a medieval city with castles, churches, towers, turrets, walls, and clouds. This architectural backdrop is densely packed, implying a city of significance. The composition is dramatic, with movement guiding the eye through the celestial figure's interaction with the beast. Swirling clouds add to the drama and mystique, creating a captivating visual narrative.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet ([irreg.] trimmed to plate mark): 30 × 21 cm (11 13/16 × 8 1/4 in.)
    mount: 40.1 × 33 cm (15 13/16 × 13 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1977.8.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Eisler 1979, no. 59, State only

  • Series Title

    Plate 21 from the Apocalypse

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Richard Bull and Elizabeth Bull [1749 - 1809]; (sale Sotheby's, March 20, 1973, lot 30); (P. & D. Colnaghi & Co.); purchased 1977 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1986

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., February 1986.

Bibliography

1979

  • Eisler, Colin. The Master of the Unicorn: The Life and Work of Jean Duvet. New York: Abaris Books,1979.

Inscriptions

"IOHA / NNES / DVVET / FAC" recto, on plate, on double-tablet at lower right. "HIST / CAP 20 / APOC" recto, on plate, on plaque at lower right.

Wikidata ID

Q65572090

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