Apocalypse: The Adoration of the Lamb—The Hymn of the Chosen — About This Work
Albrecht Dürer, c. 1496–97, printed 1511
About the Work
This woodcut belongs to Albrecht Dürer’s Apocalypse, the celebrated cycle of large woodcuts first issued at the end of the fifteenth century and printed again in 1511. The scene draws on the Revelation of Saint John, presenting the Lamb as the focus of heavenly worship while the chosen gather in adoration.
Dürer organises a densely populated vision around the radiant Lamb above. The four winged creatures of the Apocalypse surround it, while below a crowd carrying palm branches fills the middle register and kneeling figures occupy the clouds above a distant landscape. The compression of so many figures into a relatively small sheet gives the image much of its intensity.
The Cleveland Museum of Art records this impression as printed in 1511 and identifies the medium as woodcut. Its intricate black line, repeated hatching and sharply differentiated figures reward close viewing, which is one reason Palatine preserves the compact physical scale of the recorded sheet rather than enlarging the image to fit a conventional decorative format.
The Work
Artist: Albrecht Dürer
Title: Apocalypse: The Adoration of the Lamb—The Hymn of the Chosen
Date: c. 1496–97, printed 1511
Medium: Woodcut
Recorded dimensions: 28.5 × 39.5 cm
Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art
Accession number: 2015.580
Print & Presentation
Palatine presentation: 40 × 50 cm portrait frame.
The complete artwork is reproduced at its recorded scale, subject only to negligible whole-pixel rounding, without enlargement, reduction, cropping or distortion. The surrounding white presentation area accommodates the artwork within the framed presentation and is incorporated into the print rather than added as a separate mount.
Frame finishes: Black, White or Natural.
Paper & glazing: Enhanced Matte + Perspex; Enhanced Matte + Moth-Eye.
Why Original Scale?
Most art-print shops offer the same image in a choice of Small, Medium and Large sizes. We take a different approach. For each edition, we begin with the recorded dimensions of the original work and reproduce the complete image at that scale, preserving its proportions and avoiding enlargement, reduction, cropping or distortion.
Source: Image: The Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0.
Care: Display in a dry interior away from prolonged direct sunlight and sources of moisture.
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