Albrecht Dürer
The Beast with Two Horns Like a Lamb

CultureGerman
Titles
  • The Beast with Two Horns Like a Lamb
  • from The Apocalypse
Date1496–1498, Latin edition published 1511
PlaceGermany
MediumWoodcut on laid paper, state III/IV
DimensionsBlock: 15 9/16 × 11 1/8 in. (39.5 × 28.3 cm)
Sheet: 15 11/16 × 11 5/16 in. (39.9 × 28.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Marjorie G. and Evan C. Horning
Object number79.256
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
204 Tatkon Gallery
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Catalogue raisonnéThe Illustrated Bartsch (Commentary) X.1001.344.74(129); The Illustrated Bartsch (Albrecht Durer) X.169.74(129); MFA Boston 1971 53.42-43;Kurth 1963 21.117;Hollstein German VII.141.175

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uncropped recto of sheet
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1496–1498, Latin edition published 1511
Woodcut on laid paper, state III/IV
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uncropped recto of sheet
Albrecht Dürer
1496–1498, Latin edition published 1511
Woodcut on laid paper, state III/IV
95.402
uncropped recto of sheet
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Woodcut on laid paper, state III/IV
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c. 1496–1498, Latin edition published 1511
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c. 1496–1498, Latin edition published 1511
Woodcut on laid paper, state III/IV, Latin edition
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1497–1498, Latin edition published 1511
Woodcut on laid paper, state III/IV, Latin edition
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uncropped recto of sheet
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1497–1498, Latin edition published 1511
Woodcut on laid paper, state III/III
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uncropped recto of sheet
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Woodcut on laid paper, state a/c
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Albrecht Dürer
c. 1496–1497, Latin edition published 1511
Woodcut on laid paper, state a/c
39.93
uncropped recto of sheet
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Engraving on laid paper, state II/II
79.257
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