COLLECTION NAME:
Wetmore Print Collection
Record
Filename:
FW-0363.jpg
Creator:
DURER, Albrecht
Creation Date:
1496-98
Primary Creation Century:
15th Century
Title:
The Apocalypse #15 of 16 -- Whore of Babylon with Dragon withSeven Heads & Ten Horns
Object Type:
print
Medium:
woodcut
Donor:
Fannie Wetmore, 1928; Donated 1928, purchased from F. Meder (Manhattan “Dealer in Old and Rare Prints”) in 1905 for $50 for entire portfolio, documented by receipt in our Wetmore archives
Dimensions:
ours: 15.5 x 10 15/16 inches (39.4 x 27.8 cm) / reference: 15.375 x 11.375 inches (39.05 x 28.89 cm)
Comments:
Christianity, Biblical events, end of the world, death, disasters, war, angels, dragons, prostitutes, series
Box Number:
Box22 print 16
