Title:
St. John Eating the Book, from The Apocalypse series
Creator/Contributor:
Jean Duvet, French, 1485-1561
Date:
1561
Identifier:
1964.28.1
Format:
Print
Engraving
11 7/8 x 8 5/8
Notes:
Catalogue raisonne: Bartsch 22; Robert-Dumesnil 36
Inscription: Recto, in plate, "HIST / CAP IO / APOC" in tablet at center upper edge and "IOH DV / MES VET / FAC" at lower
left
Provenance: R. E. Light, Santa Barbara; Philip and Frances Hofer, Boston
Subject:
religion; saints; Saint John; angels; pillar of fire; eating