CONNECTICUT COLLEGE's

Wetmore Print Collection


PORTFOLIO ONE of 9 REMBRANDT'S BIBLE etchings

PORTFOLIO TWO of 9 more REMBRANDT'S BIBLE etchings

PORTFOLIO THREE below

Durer's

PORTFOLIO THREE -- 16 WOODCUTS


Albrecht Durer (1471-1528)
The APOCALYPSE of ST. JOHN
1496-98 (frontispiece 1511)
each 39x28cm / 15x11in
(frontispiece 33x20cm)

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seventh printThe FOUR HORSEMEN of the APOCALYPSE


fourteenth print Virgin & Child Appearing to St.John while He Writes his Revelations
Frontispiece added to Latin Edition of 1511
A legend, not a Revelation

sixth print Martyrdom of St.John
(The Torture of St.John the Evangelist)
A legend, not a Revelation

eighth print St.John Beholding the Seven Candelabra
(The Vision of the Seven Candlesticks)
Revelation 1

tenth print St.John in Clouds, Surrounded by 24 Elders around the Throne of God
(St.John before God and the Elders)
Revelation 4

third print Hymn to the Chosen
(The Adoration of the Lamb)
Revelation 5

seventh print The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
(The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse)
Revelation 6:(1-8)

fifteenth print The Opening of the Fifth and Sixth Seals
(The Opening of the Fifth and Sixth Seals)
Revelation 6:(9-15)

second print Angels Restraining the Four Winds
(Four Angels Staying the Winds)
Revelation 7

twelfth print The Seven Angels with Trumpets
(The Seven Trumpets)
Revelation 8

fifth print The Fifth and Sixth Trumpets
(The Four Avenging Angels of Euphrates)
Revelation 9

ninth print St.John Swallowing Book Presented by Angel
(St.John Devouring the Book)
Revelation 10

fourth print The Dragon with Seven Heads
(The Apocalyptic Woman)
Revelation 12:(1-6)

eleventh print St.Michael and his Angels Fight the Dragon
(St.Michael Fighting the Dragon)
Revelation 12:(7-9)

thirteenth print The Seven-Headed Beast and the Beast with Lamb's Horns
(The Beast with Two Horns like a Lamb)
Revelation 13

sixteenth print The Woman of Babylon Seated upon a Beast with Seven Heads
(The Whore of Babylon)
Revelation 17

first print The Angel with the Key to the Pit
(The Angel Showing St.John the New Jerusalem)
Revelation 20

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Albrecht Durer (1471-1528)
THE APOCALYPSE OF ST. JOHN
portfolio of 16 woodcuts
1496-98 (frontispiece 1511)
each 39x28cm / 15x11in
(frontispiece 33x20cm)