Durer St. John Before God & the Elders Woodcut


Albrecht Durer (German, 1471-1528). Woodcut on laid paper titled "Saint John Before God and the Elders" from "The Apocalypse." The print depicts St. John confronted by a heavenly host above a landscape with castles. Monogrammed in plate along the lower center. Literature: Bartsch 63, Hollstein 166. Sheet; height: 15 1/2 in x width: 11 1/4 in. Mat; height: 20 in x width: 16 in. Condition:  There are no visible rips, creases, losses, or restorations. The sheet is toned. There are brown stains throughout the recto and verso; visible in the lot listing. A few minute spots of foxing. The artwork is affixed to a matboard with two pieces of clear tape along the upper right and left corners of the verso. The artwork is housed between two matboard; not framed.


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