The Lord on the Throne Surrounded by Four Evangelists, plate 2 from The Apocalypse
Plate 2 from a series of 21 woodcuts with scenes from the Apocalypse for Martin Luther's translation of the New Testament. Four editions were published in Augsburg by Silvan Otmar between March 1523 and April 1524.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Lord on the Throne Surrounded by Four Evangelists, plate 2 from The Apocalypse
- Series/Portfolio: The Apocalypse
- Artist: Hans Burgkmair (German, Augsburg 1473–1531 Augsburg)
- Publisher: Silvan Otmar (German, active Augsburg, 1513–40)
- Published in: Augsburg
- Date: 1523–24
- Medium: Woodcut
- Dimensions: Sheet: 6 7/16 × 5 1/16 in. (16.3 × 12.9 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1963
- Object Number: 63.705.2
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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