St. John on the Island of Patmos
Jean Duvet
1550/60
Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 29.7 × 21.1 cm (11 3/4 × 8 5/16 in.); Sheet: 31.5 × 23 cm (12 7/16 × 9 1/16 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
4392
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...