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Jean Duvet
(1485 - 1561)
Suite de l'Apocalypse : saint Jean dévorant le Livre
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Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / image RMN-GP
musée du Louvre
http://www.louvre.fr
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Keywords:
Saint John the Apostle
Apocalypse
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About the artwork
Title:
Suite de l'Apocalypse : saint Jean dévorant le Livre
Periods:
renaissance
16th century
Techniques:
engraving (print)
Dimensions:
298 x 214
Inventory number:
4616LR
Detail:
après 1555
Location:
musée du Louvre
About the author(s)
Author:
Jean Duvet
Also known as:
Le Maître à la Licorne
Born:
1485
Dead:
1561
Country:
France
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
Jean Duvet
(1485 – after 1562) was a French Renaissance goldsmith and engraver, now best known for his engravings. He was the first significant French printmaker. He produced about seventy-three known plates, that convey a highly personal style, often compared to that of William Blake, with very crowded compositions, a certain naive quality, and intense religious feeling. According to Henri Zerner, his work has a "freedom and immediacy that have no equivalent in Renaissance printmaking". A…
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