About this artwork
In this sheet Dürer illustrated the thirteenth chapter of ‘The Apocalypse’ or ‘Revelation to John’: ‘And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems upon its horns and a blasphemous name upon its head. And the beast that I saw was like a leopard, its feet were like a bear’s, and its mouth was like a lion’s mouth. And to it the dragon gave his power and his throne and great authority.’ Two groups of people, including kings and clerics, adore the beasts.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Albrecht Dürer (1471 - 1528) German
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title:The Beast with Two Horns like a Lamb
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date created:About 1498
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materials:Woodcut on paper
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measurements:39.20 x 28.20 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1965
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accession number:P 2665.15
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Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht Dürer
Dürer made a great impact on European art through his outstanding skills as a draughtsman and printmaker. He was also an accomplished painter and writer of theoretical treatises on measurement and proportion, and helped raise the status of artists in his native Germany. Born in Nuremberg, the son...
