Beast with Two Horns Like a Lamb by Albrecht Durer

Beast with Two Horns Like a Lamb 1498

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Albrecht Dürer’s “Beast with Two Horns Like a Lamb” (1498) is a woodcut depicting a scene from the biblical Book of Revelation. The image shows a multi-headed, serpentine beast representing the Antichrist, battling with a lamb-like creature. The scene is dominated by the presence of God seated on clouds above, surrounded by angels. Dürer’s mastery of detail and expressive linework is evident in the intricate depiction of the beasts, angels, and human figures. This work is a prime example of Dürer’s mastery of woodcut, a technique that he would use to create numerous religious and allegorical works throughout his career.

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minneapolisinstituteofart about 1 year ago

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Albecht Dürer’s Apocalypse had the most spellbinding illustrations of any book published in the 1400s. One of sixteen images, this illustrated the thirteenth chapter of The Book of Revelation: … I saw a beast coming out of the sea. It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns…. Then I saw a second beast, coming out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon. It… made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast…. And it performed great signs, even causing fire to come down from heaven to the earth in full view of the people…. The seed for this remarkable image was a small woodcut in a Bible published by his godfather, Anton Koberger, when Dürer was twelve years old.