COLLECTION NAME:
Wetmore Print Collection
Record
Filename:
FW-0365.jpg
Creator:
DURER, Albrecht
Creation Date:
1496-98
Primary Creation Century:
15th Century
Title:
The Apocalypse #16 of 16 -- The Angel with the Key to the Pit
Alternate Title:
Angel Showing St.John the New Jerusalem
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 3/8 x 11 inches (39 x 28 cm) / reference: 15.5 x 11.125 inches (39.37 x 28.57 cm)
Comments:
Christianity, Biblical events, end of the world, angels, monsters, abyss, keys (hardware), series
Box Number:
Box22 print 01
