Christ mounted on a white Horse, from the Apocalypse
n.d.
Medium
Engraving; second state of two
Dimensions
plate: 11 7/8 x 8 11/16 in. (30.2 x 22 cm) sheet: 12 1/4 x 8 15/16 in. (31.1 x 22.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1925
Accession Number
25.2.86
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Jean Duvet · 1485–1570
Jean Duvet (1485–after 1562), a pioneering French goldsmith and engraver from the provincial heartlands of Dijon and Langres, emerged as the first significant printmaker in France. Born to a Dijon goldsmith, he trained in the family trade and rose swiftly, becoming master of the Dijon Goldsmiths' Guild by 1509. Duvet's early career blended goldsmithing with engraving; no specific teachers are docu...