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Saint John the Evangelist Devours the Book
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Saint John the Evangelist Devours the Book

Albrecht Dürer · 1498 · letterpress printing; houtsnede; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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An angel wrapped in a cloud, with a radiant face and legs like burning pillars, appears to John and gives him a book, which he immediately begins to eat. On the verso Latin Bible text in Gothic script in two columns.

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Credit lineJohannes de Evangelist verslindt het boek. 1498. Albrecht Dürer. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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