The Beast with Seven Heads
Jean Duvet
n.d.
Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 30 × 29 cm (11 13/16 × 11 7/16 in.); Sheet: 34.7 × 25.3 cm (13 11/16 × 10 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
4406
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...