Albrecht Dürer
The Babylonian Whore, Block 15

ArtistGerman, 1471–1528
CultureGerman
Titles
  • The Babylonian Whore, Block 15
  • from The Apocalypse
Date1496–1498, Latin edition published 1511
PlaceGermany
MediumWoodcut on laid paper, state III/IV
DimensionsBlock: 15 9/16 × 11 3/16 in. (39.5 × 28.4 cm)
Sheet: 15 9/16 × 11 3/16 in. (39.5 × 28.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Marjorie G. Horning
Object number95.402
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
204 Tatkon Gallery
On view

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Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: In pencil, bottom center of etching: "15". There is text in black ink, verso. In pencil, bottom verso: "73 e".
Catalogue raisonnéThe Illustrated Bartsch (Commentary) X.1001.343.273; The Illustrated Bartsch (Albrecht Durer) X 168.73; Meder Vol.12 157.177;MFA Boston 1971 54.45; Kurth 1963 21.119; Hollstein German VII.142.177

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