The Woman Clothed with the Sun, from the Apocalypse
Jean Duvet
n.d.
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 11 5/8 x 8 3/8 in. (29.5 x 21.2 cm) sheet: 12 1/16 x 8 5/8 in. (30.7 x 21.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1925
Accession Number
25.2.79
Tags
Apocalypse
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...