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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Jean Duvet was a goldsmith in Dijon, France, before taking up engraving. The relationship between the goldsmith’s art and that of the engraver is easily observed in this image of the opening of the seventh seal, a dramatic apocalyptic event at the end of the Book of Revelation from the New Testament. Figures crowd onto the image’s surface as they might appear on a metal plaque. Working outside the primary printmaking centers of Northern Europe and Italy, Duvet had little access to other printmakers and probably learned to engrave by studying prints by other masters. This is evident in his reliance on compositional elements derived from Albrecht Dürer’s woodcut series The Apocalypse .
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The Fall of Babylon
Huntsman Presenting a Gift to a King
The Apocalypse: St. John Sees the Four Riders
Marriage of Adam and Eve
The Apocalypse: The Fall of Babylon
The Apocalypse: The Winepress of the Wrath of God
Christ on the Cross between the Two Thieves
The Apocalypse: The Angel in the Sun Calling the Birds of Pr
Jean Duvet — The Opening of the Seventh Seal, from the Apoca
Jean Duvet — Saint Michael and the Dragon, from the Apocalyp
Jean Duvet — The Angel Gives Saint John the Book to Eat, fro
Matteo di Giovanni (Italian, c. 1435–1495) — The Conversion 
Jean Duvet — Four Angels holding back the Winds, from the Ap
Jean Duvet — Saint John Summoned to Heaven, from the Apocaly
Albrecht Dürer — The Seven Angels with the Trumpets, from "T
Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528) — Revelation of St. John:
Jean Duvet — The Winepress of the Wrath of God, from the Apo
Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528) — Life of the Virgin: Ad
Hans Baldung (German, 1484/85–1545) — Christ Carried to Heav
Jean Duvet — The Dragon with two Horns and the Beast with Se