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Jean Duvet, artist
French, 1485 - 1561
The Torture of St. John the Evangelist, from the series, The Apocalypse, circa 1555
Engraving
29.2 x 20.4 cm (image)
Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts purchase 1975.1.248

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Artist Biography: Engraver and goldsmith. Called "Master of the Unicorn." Goldsmith for for Francis I and Henri II of France. Engraved over 60 plates, including "The Apocolypse," the "Annunciation," a series of animals, and several allegorical subjects - including the unicorn.~~Died after 1561 (nearer 1570?) - Benezit~~Reference: Robert-Dumesnil, A.-P.-F. Le peintre-graveur franÁais (Paris, 1841), vol. 5, pp. 1-32~

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