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Measurament of the Temple

A work made of engraving in black on ivory laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of engraving in black on ivory laid paper.

Date:

n.d.

Artist:

Jean Duvet
French, 1485-after 1561

About this artwork

In this vision from Revelation 11:1–13, a vibrant and industrious Saint John appears in small scale at the upper left. He holds a reed in his hand in order to measure the Temple of Jerusalem. The two larger figures recurring throughout the composition represent witnesses to events in the temple: they receive divine power issued by mouth from the figure of God the Father above the altar, they perish at the mercy of a beast from the abyss (at lower right), and are eventually resurrected (not pictured here).

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Jean Duvet

Title

Measurament of the Temple

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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Artist's working dates 1505–1561

Medium

Engraving in black on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Plate: 30.8 × 22.4 cm (12 3/16 × 8 7/8 in.); Sheet: 33.6 × 24.5 cm (13 1/4 × 9 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.

Reference Number

1956.1052

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