Apocalypse 10: 1-10: "And I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head; his face was like the sun, and his legs like pillars of fire. He held a little scroll open in his hand. Setting his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land, he gave a great shout, like a lion roaring. And when he shouted, the seven thunders sounded. And when the seven thunders had sounded, I was about to write, but I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Seal up what the seven thunders have said, and do not write it down.” Then the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and the land raised his right hand to heaven and swore by him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and what is in it, the earth and what is in it, and the sea and what is in it: “There will be no more delay, but in the days when the seventh angel is to blow his trumpet, the mystery of God will be fulfilled, as he announced to his servants, the prophets.” Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying, “Go, take the scroll that is open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.” So I went to the angel and told him to give me the little scroll; and he said to me, “Take it, and eat; it will be bitter to your stomach, but sweet as honey in your mouth.” So I took the little scroll from the hand of the angel and ate it; it was sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter." Durer omits the seven thunders, but uses most of the rest of the passage.

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Samson and Delilah: Fools who tell secrets (chapter 51 of Das Narrenschiff). Woodcut after Durer, 1494. Ours is an impression on laid paper from the 1520 Strasbourg edition, the last printed from Durer's woodblocks. Image size: 113x81mm. Price: Please call or email for current pricing information.

"Fool he who tells his secret plan / To wife or any other man, / Thus mighty Samson, less than wise, / Lost strength and locks and both his eyes."

Martydom of the Ten Thousand (B. 117, S. 35, Meder 218a/b). Original woodcut, 1496. One of Dürer's earliest major prints, this is also one of his most crowded prints. A very good dark and well-inked Meder a/b impression on laid paper with no watermark. Meder dates our impression to c. 1504 and describes it as "strong, juicy."Although the crack in the top has not yet occurred, it has the gap in the contour of the mountain. A very good dark and well-inked impression with wide border lines on the top, bottom, and left sides. Repairs to the lower right border; small to thread margins. Image size: 388x285mm. Price: Please call or email for current pricing information.

St. Francis receiving the Stigmata: Modest Woodcut 6 (B. 85, S. 85b, M. 224). Original woodcut, c. 1503-4. Strauss reminds us that this is the only one of the "Modest" Woodcuts that has a text ("The wounds which for Christ you bore, O Franciscus, I pray that they may be medicine for our ills.") Strauss suggests that this work may have been commissioned by the Prioress of the Franciscan convent in Nurembourg, Pirckheimer's sister Clara. He suggests that "The rendering is traditional and closely akin to the illustration for a postilla (Strauss no. 73). The images derives from a passage in the Legenda Aurea: "during a vision, 'a crucified seraph pressed his stigmata so deeply onto St. Francis that it seemed as if he himself had been crucified.' " Meder calls this woodcut "rare." Image size: 218x147mm. Price: Please call or email for current pricing information.

St. George on horseback (B. 111, S. 90, M. 225 d). Original woodcut, c. 1504-5. A good 16th century impression with margins trimmed to the block line. Reinforced crease on verso. One of Durer's early masterpieces. Ex-collections Kupferstichkabinett der Staatlichen Museum (Lugt 1606 & 2398) and K.F.F. von Nagler (L. 2529). Strauss observes that Durer's "drastic use of alternating black and white areas and the relief effect set it apart from most other works in this medium. The horse suggests that Durer had seen a drawing of Leonardo's; Durer's work in turn serves as a model for Lucas Cranach the Elder's "Chiaroscuro" woodcut on the same subject (B. 65) executed in 1507. Image size: 211x143mm. Price: SOLD.

Verso, St. George on horseback (B. 111, S. 90, M. 225 d). Original woodcut, c. 1504-5. A good 16th century impression with margins trimmed to the block line. One of Durer's early masterpieces. Ex-collections Kupferstichkabinett der Staatlichen Museum (Lugt 1606 & 2398) and K. F. F. von Nagler (L. 2529).

Salome presenting the head of John the Baptist to Herodias (Bartsch 126, Strauss 154, Meder 232). Original woodcut, signed in the block and dated 1511. The scene is described in Matthew 14: 3-11: "For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because John had been telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” Though Herod wanted to put him to death, he feared the crowd, because they regarded him as a prophet. But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before the company, and she pleased Herod so much that he promised on oath to grant her whatever she might ask. Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.” The king was grieved, yet out of regard for his oaths and for the guests, he commanded it to be given; he sent and had John beheaded in the prison. The head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, who brought it to her mother." 1511 was a very prodcutive year for Durer the printmaker: he published the Small Woodcut Passion with Latin text verso as well as editions with Latin text of the Large Passion, The Apocalypse, and The Life of the Virgin. Ours is a very good, dark, and well-inked impression with strong contrasts. Small gap in the lower left corner. Ex-collection Hans von Aufsess (Lugt 2749, verso). Image size: 195x131mm. Price: Please call or email for current pricing information.

St. Bartholomew (Bartsch 47, Strauss 98b, Meder 45a). Original engraving, 1523. No watermark. A very good Meder a-b impression on laid paper with thread margins. Meder describes the "a" state as "strong and full of contrast"; our mpression has the fine wiping scratches visible in the right background and is printed dark and evenly overall. some abrasion upper left in the empty space to the left of the tree and about the leverl of the very top of that St. Bartholomew is holding. Winkler notes that St. Bartholomew's head grows out of the magnificent vestment, its symetry emphasized by the three peaks of hair and underlining his seriousness. A very strong impression of one of Dürer's most important engravings. Image size: 123x77mm. Price: Please call or email for current pricing information.

St. Philip (Bartsch 46, Meder 48 a/b, Strauss 103). Original engraving, 1526. A very good, evenly-printed and dark Meder a-b impression on laid paper. Trimmed on or just inside the platemark; 3 corners expertly repaired. Wolfflin comments, "The magnificently serene 'St. Philip' dispels all doubt of the character and spirit of Durer's last period." Winkler calls it "the most satisfying an noble representation of the Apostles." Image size: 120x76mm. Price: Please call or email for current pricing information.

Hercules conquering the Molionide Twins (B. 127, S. 32, M. 238b). Original woodcut, c. 1496. Ouor impreession dates from c. 1580. It shows considerable wear, but is well printed on laid paper and still quite quite powerful. One of Dürer's earliest major prints and his only woodcut with a mythological theme. According to Strauss, the twin sons of Molione, Eurytsu and Kteatus, "were joined and their combined bodily strength exceeded that of any human." The twins (sons of Acter & Molione) were joined at the hip. Strauss adds that "Hercules is wearing a boar's skin because this event took place before the slaying of the Nemean lion (who can be seen in the background crossing the hill towards the left next to the little tree). This is one of Dürer's most dramatic prints. A later 16th- century impression on white laid paper. Repairedd tears in the ssky top center-right and in the loweer right corner. There are many breaks in the border lines; Hercules's nose is broken, but the work is still quite powerful. The original woodblock is in the British Mseum. Image size: 393x282mm. Price: Please call or email for current pricing information.

Hercules conquering the Molionide Twins (B. 127, S. 32, M. 238c). Original woodcut, c. 1496. One of Dürer's earliest major prints and his only woodcut with a mythological theme. According to Strauss, the twin sons of Molione, Eurytsu and Kteatus, "were joined and their combined bodily strength exceeded that of any human." The twins (sons of Acter & Molione) were joined at the hip. Strauss adds that "Hercules is wearing a boar's skin because this event took place before the slaying of the Nemean lion (who can be seen in the background crossing the hilltowards the left right next to the little tree. This is one of Dürer's most dramatic prints. A 17th- century impression showing considerable wear, but the impression is well printed on dark laid paper and still quite powerful. Image size: 393x282mm. Price: Please call or email for current pricing information.

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