Apocalypse woodcuts
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Apocalypse woodcuts is a celebrated series of late 15th-century woodcut prints by Albrecht Dürer depicting dramatic scenes from the biblical Book of Revelation.
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| Apocalypse woodcuts canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Apocalypse woodcuts Context triple: [Albrecht Dürer, notableWork, Apocalypse woodcuts]
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A.
The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters
The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters is a famous etching and aquatint by Francisco Goya that allegorically depicts the dark, irrational forces unleashed when reason is abandoned.
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B.
Los Caprichos
Los Caprichos is a famous series of satirical and darkly imaginative etchings by Francisco Goya that critiques the social and political follies of late 18th-century Spain.
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C.
Dresden Triptych
The Dresden Triptych is a small, richly detailed early Netherlandish altarpiece by Jan van Eyck, celebrated for its intricate realism and devotional imagery.
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D.
Il trionfo della morte
Il trionfo della morte is a 1894 decadent novel by Italian writer Gabriele D’Annunzio that explores themes of erotic obsession, nihilism, and the allure of death.
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E.
The Yellow Christ
The Yellow Christ is an 1889 post-Impressionist painting by Paul Gauguin that depicts a stylized crucifixion scene in vivid yellow tones, exemplifying his Symbolist and Synthetist approach.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Apocalypse woodcuts Target entity description: Apocalypse woodcuts is a celebrated series of late 15th-century woodcut prints by Albrecht Dürer depicting dramatic scenes from the biblical Book of Revelation.
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A.
The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters
The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters is a famous etching and aquatint by Francisco Goya that allegorically depicts the dark, irrational forces unleashed when reason is abandoned.
-
B.
Los Caprichos
Los Caprichos is a famous series of satirical and darkly imaginative etchings by Francisco Goya that critiques the social and political follies of late 18th-century Spain.
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C.
Dresden Triptych
The Dresden Triptych is a small, richly detailed early Netherlandish altarpiece by Jan van Eyck, celebrated for its intricate realism and devotional imagery.
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D.
Il trionfo della morte
Il trionfo della morte is a 1894 decadent novel by Italian writer Gabriele D’Annunzio that explores themes of erotic obsession, nihilism, and the allure of death.
-
E.
The Yellow Christ
The Yellow Christ is an 1889 post-Impressionist painting by Paul Gauguin that depicts a stylized crucifixion scene in vivid yellow tones, exemplifying his Symbolist and Synthetist approach.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
print series
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woodcut series ⓘ |
| artist | Albrecht Dürer ⓘ |
| artMovement | Northern Renaissance ⓘ |
| associatedWith | millenarian expectations around 1500 ⓘ |
| bindingContext | published both with text and as separate prints ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| createdInPeriod | late 15th century ⓘ |
| creator | Albrecht Dürer ⓘ |
| depicts |
Apocalypse
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Book of Revelation ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Nuremberg ⓘ |
| format | illustrated book ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian art
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religious art ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
major milestone in the development of printmaking as an art form
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one of the first books designed and published by an artist himself ⓘ |
| iconographicTheme |
New Jerusalem
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surface form:
Heavenly Jerusalem
The Last Judgment ⓘ
surface form:
Last Judgment
visions of Saint John ⓘ |
| influenced | later apocalyptic imagery in European art ⓘ |
| innovativeAspect |
dramatic use of line and perspective in woodcut
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large-scale woodcut book conceived as a unified cycle ⓘ |
| languageOfAccompanyingText | German ⓘ |
| medium | ink on paper ⓘ |
| notablePrint |
The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb
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surface form:
The Adoration of the Lamb
The Angel with the Key to the Bottomless Pit ⓘ the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse ⓘ
surface form:
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The Opening of the Fifth Seal ⓘ
surface form:
The Opening of the Fifth and Sixth Seals
the Whore of Babylon ⓘ
surface form:
The Whore of Babylon
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| numberOfPrints | 15 ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Apocalipsis cum figuris ⓘ |
| printedIn |
German edition
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Latin edition ⓘ |
| printingTechnique | relief printing ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1498 ⓘ |
| publisher | Albrecht Dürer ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| repository |
Albertina, Vienna
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British Museum ⓘ
surface form:
British Museum, London
Germanisches Nationalmuseum ⓘ
surface form:
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg
Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ
surface form:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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| scripturalBook | Revelation ⓘ |
| scripturalSource | New Testament ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
dense linear detail
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expressive gestures and dramatic compositions ⓘ |
| technique | woodcut ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | end times ⓘ |
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