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The ''Apocalypse'', properly ''Apocalypse with Pictures'' ((ラテン語:Apocalypsis cum Figuris)) is a famous series of fifteen woodcuts by Albrecht Dürer of scenes from the Book of Revelation, published in 1498, which rapidly brought him fame across Europe.〔Giulia Bartrum, ''Albrecht Dürer and his Legacy'', 106, 124-125, British Museum Press, 2002, ISBN 0-7141-2633-0〕 The series was probably cut on pear-wood blocks and drew on theological advice, particularly from Johannes Pirckheimer, the father of Dürer's friend Willibald Pirckheimer. Work on the series started during Dürer's first trip to Italy (1494–95), and the set was published simultaneously in Latin and German at Nuremberg in 1498, at a time when much of Europe anticipated a possible Last Judgment at 1500. The most famous print in the series is ''The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse'' (ca. 1497–98), referring to . The layout of the cycle with the illustrations on the recto and the text on the verso suggests the privileging of the illustrations over the text. The series brought Dürer fame and wealth as well as some freedom from the patronage system, which, in turn, allowed him to choose his own subjects and to devote more time to engraving. In 1511, Dürer published the second edition of ''Apocalypse'' in a combined edition with his ''Life of the Virgin'' and ''Large Passion''; single impressions were also produced and sold.〔Bartrum, 124〕 ==Gallery== File:Dürer Apocalypse 1.jpg|1. The martyrdom of St John File:Dürer Apocalypse 2.jpg|2. St John's vision of the seven candlestick File:Dürer Apocalypse 3.jpg|3. St John kneeling before Christ and the twenty-four elders File:Dürer Apocalypse 4.jpg|4. The four horsemen of the Apocalypse File:Dürer Apocalypse 5.jpg|5. The opening of the fifth and sixth seals File:Dürer Apocalypse 6.jpg|6. Four angels holding back the winds, and the marking of the elect File:Dürer Apocalypse 7.jpg|7. The hymn in adoration of the lamb File:Dürer Apocalypse 8.jpg|8. The opening of the seventh seal and the eagle crying 'Woe' File:Dürer woodcut series - Apocalypse 9.jpg|9. The four angels of Death File:Dürer Apocalypse 10.jpg|10. St John eating the book File:Dürer Apocalypse 11.jpg|11. The woman of the Apocalypse and the seven-headed dragon File:Dürer Apocalypse 12.jpg|12. St Michael fighting the Dragon File:Dürer Apocalypse 13.jpg|13. The Whore of Babylon File:Dürer Apocalypse 14.jpg|14. The beast with the lamb's horns and the beast with seven heads File:Dürer Apocalypse 15.jpg|15. The angel with the key of the bottomless pit 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Apocalypse (Dürer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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