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''The Four Apostles'' is a panel painting by the German Renaissance master Albrecht Dürer. It was finished in 1526, and is the last of his large works. It depicts the four apostles larger-than-life-size. The Bavarian Elector Maximilian I obtained ''The Four Apostles'' in the year 1627 due to pressure on the Nuremberg city fathers. Since then, the painting has been in Munich and, despite all the efforts of Nuremberg since 1806, it has not been returned. ==Description== When Dürer moved back to Nuremberg he produced many famous paintings there, including several self-portraits. He gave ''The Four Apostles'' to the town council. Saints John and Peter appear in the left panel; the figures in the right panel are Saints Mark and Paul. Mark and Paul both hold Bibles, and John and Peter are shown reading from the opening page of John's own Gospel. At the bottom of each panel, quotations from the Bible are inscribed.〔 〕 The apostles are recognizable by their symbols: *St. John the Evangelist: open book *St. Peter: keys *St. Mark: scroll *St. Paul: sword and closed book They are also associated with the four temperaments. *St. John: sanguine *St. Peter: phlegmatic *St. Mark: choleric *St. Paul: melancholy 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「The Four Apostles」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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