The Dragon with two Horns and the Beast with Seven, from the Apocalypse
Jean Duvet
n.d.
Medium
Engraving; second state of two
Dimensions
plate: 11 15/16 x 8 11/16 in. (30.4 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
25.2.83
Tags
Dragons
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...