Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528) The beast with two horns like a lamb, from The Apocalypse, 1498 Woodcut on laid paper, with Imperial orb watermark (Meder 53) 15-1/4 x 11-1/8 inches (38.7 x 28.3 cm) (image) 15-3/4 x 11-3/8 inches (40 x 28.9 cm) (sheet) Property from an important Connecticut collection PROVENANCE: Swann Galleries, New York, November 5, 2005, lot 5; Acquired by the current owner from the above. LITERATURE: Bartsch, 74; Meder, Hollstein 175; Schoch Mende Scherbaum, 123. A brilliant, evenly printed and dark proof before the 1498 text edition. Meder dates the watermark from 1497 to circa 1520. HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved