About the Artwork
The Martyrdom of Saint John the Evangelist
16th century
Jean Duvet
1485-1570
French
Unknown
Engraving printed in black ink on laid paper
Plate: 11 3/4 × 8 3/8 inches (29.8 × 21.3 cm) Sheet: 12 5/8 × 9 inches (32.1 × 22.9 cm)
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Prints, Drawings & Photographs
City of Detroit Purchase
21.135
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Signed, in plate, center left of image: IOHA | NNES DV | VET | FAC
Inscribed, in plate, lower right edge of image: IN FE RVETIS OLEI | DOLIO MIS SVS IOH | APO R OMAE DOMITIA | IMPER ILL OES SVS EXIITAC | IN PATMOS INS RELEGAT | VBI ET APOCALIPSIM SCRIPSIT
Provenance
1921-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Jean Duvet, The Martyrdom of Saint John the Evangelist, 16th century, engraving printed in black ink on laid paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, City of Detroit Purchase, 21.135.
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