The Seven Angels with the Trumpets

probably c. 1496/1498

Albrecht Dürer

Associated Names
Albrecht Dürer

Artist, German, 1471 - 1528

This is a drawing showing an apocalyptic scene with angels, divine figures, and celestial phenomena. The image is detailed, depicting a heavenly assembly with angels, a central figure, and radiant lines. The angels have trumpets and some are flying among the clouds. On Earth, there is chaos with volcanic eruptions, cracks in the ground, and a turbulent sea. Various objects like calligraphy implements and books are in the foreground, set amidst atmospheric clouds. The style is reminiscent of Albrecht Dürer.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Philip Hofer

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to block): 39.3 × 28.4 cm (15 1/2 × 11 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1941.3.8

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Meder, no. 170

  • Series Title

    The Apocalypse

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

[unidentified collector's mark]. S.S. Rosenstamm [1860-1919], New York City, (Lugt 2839). Philip Hofer [1898-1984], Cambridge, MA; gift to NGA, 1941.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1971

  • Dürer in America: His Graphic Work, NGA, 1971, no. 98, repro.

1973

  • The Apocalypse, University of Maryland Art Gallery, College Park, 1973, no. 14 (catalogue erroneously lists an impression from the Rosenwald Collection).

Bibliography

1932

  • Meder, Joseph. Dürer-Katalog; ein Handbuch über Albrecht Dürers Stiche, Radierungen, Holzschnitte, deren Zustände, Ausgaben und Wasserzeichen. Vienna: Verlag Gilhofer und Ranschburg, 1932. Reprint. New York: Da Capo Press, 1971.

2001

  • Schoch, Rainer, Mattihas Mende, and Anna Scherbaum. Albrecht Dürer: Das druckgraphische Werk. Munich, 2001: vol. 2: no. 118.

Inscriptions

verso, bottom left, in graphite by a later hand: B-291 [upside down]; lower left, in graphite by a later hand: B.68

Markings

verso, bottom left: NGA stamp

Wikidata ID

Q18338537

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