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The Opening of the Fifth and Sixth Seals, from The Apocalypse

A work made of woodcut in black on tan laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of woodcut in black on tan laid paper.

Date:

c. 1496–98, published 1511

Artist:

Albrecht Dürer
German, 1471-1528

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Albrecht Dürer

Title

The Opening of the Fifth and Sixth Seals, from The Apocalypse

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1496–1498

Medium

Woodcut in black on tan laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 39.4 × 28.2 cm (15 9/16 × 11 1/8 in.); Sheet: 43.3 × 30.2 cm (17 1/16 × 11 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

The Charles Deering Collection

Reference Number

1927.2875

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