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DÜRER, Albrecht: The Revelation of St John: 2. St John’s Vision of Christ and the Seven Candlesticks

🖼 The Revelation of St John: 2. St John’s Vision of Christ and the Seven Candlesticks, 1497-98
Woodcut
39 × 28 cm
Karlsruhe, Germany

Intricate woodcut depicts St. John kneeling before Christ surrounded by seven golden candlesticks, rendered with precise Germanic detail and dramatic celestial light. Dürer's apocalyptic vision synthesizes religious intensity with technical mastery, establishing the woodcut as a major artistic medium for complex theological narratives.

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