id:			118668
accession number:	1939.673
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1939.673
updated:		2025-02-09 00:29:52.119000

The Apocalypse: The Fall of Babylon, c. 1555. Jean Duvet (French, 1485–1561). Engraving; framed: 52.4 x 39.7 x 2.5 cm (20 5/8 x 15 5/8 x 1 in.); unframed: 30.6 x 21.7 cm (12 1/16 x 8 9/16 in.); plate: 30.2 x 21.2 cm (11 7/8 x 8 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund 1939.673

title:				The Fall of Babylon
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series:				The Apocalypse
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creation date:			c. 1555
creation date earliest:		1546
creation date latest:		1561
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creditline:			Dudley P. Allen Fund
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culture:	France, 16th century
technique:	engraving
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Engraving
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Eisler 56

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CREATORS

* Jean Duvet (French, 1485–1561)  - artist

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measurements: Framed: 52.4 x 39.7 x 2.5 cm (20 5/8 x 15 5/8 x 1 in.); Unframed: 30.6 x 21.7 cm (12 1/16 x 8 9/16 in.); Plate: 30.2 x 21.2 cm (11 7/8 x 8 3/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		From Block Books to Baskin: Artists as Illustrators
	opening date:   1986-05-13T04:00:00
	<i>From Block Books to Baskin: Artists as Illustrators</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 13-August 17, 1986).

	title:		Mannerism: Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620
	opening date:   1997-08-03T00:00:00
	<i>Mannerism: Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 3-October 26, 1997).

	title:		Apocalyptic Visions
	opening date:   2001-11-17T00:00:00
	<i>Apocalyptic Visions</i>. Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA (organizer) (November 17, 2001-January 13, 2002).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Des Moines, Iowa:  Des Moines Art Center; November 17, 2001-January 27, 2002.  "Apocalyptic Visions."', 'opening_date': '2001-11-17T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Cleveland, Ohio:  The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/3/97 - 10/26/97.  "Mannerism:  Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620."', 'opening_date': '1997-08-03T00:00:00'}

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