Albrecht Dürer
The Opening of the Fifth and Sixth Seals

The Opening of the Fifth and Sixth Seals

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The Opening of the Fifth and Sixth Seals
CultureGerman
Titles
  • The Opening of the Fifth and Sixth Seals
  • from The Apocalypse
Datec. 1496–1498, Latin edition published 1511
PlaceGermany
MediumWoodcut on laid paper, state III/IV, Latin edition
DimensionsBlock: 15 1/2 × 11 3/16 in. (39.4 × 28.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object number39.92
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Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"The Moon: "Houston, Tranquility Base Here. The Eagle Has Landed," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 27, 2009–January 10, 2010.
Catalogue raisonnéThe Illustrated Bartsch (Commentary) X.1001.333.265; The Illustrated Bartsch (Albrecht Durer) X 106.65; Meder Vol.12.154.168; MFA Boston 1971 43.33-34; Kurth 1963 ___.110; Hollstein German VII.138.168

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