Four Apostles by Albrecht Dürer
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"Four Apostles" is a monumental diptych painting by German Renaissance master Albrecht Dürer depicting the apostles John, Peter, Mark, and Paul in richly detailed, life-sized figures.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Four Apostles | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
diptych
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painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
key work of German Reformation art
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one of Albrecht Dürer’s last major works ⓘ |
| artistStyle | highly detailed realism ⓘ |
| collection | Alte Pinakothek collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coloration | richly colored ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Nuremberg city council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Albrecht Dürer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorBirthName | Albrecht Dürer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorBirthPlace | Nuremberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | German ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Alte Pinakothek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictionContext | New Testament apostles ⓘ |
| depictionType | full-length figures ⓘ |
| depicts |
John the Evangelist
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Saint Mark the Evangelist NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Paul the Apostle NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Peter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| figureScale | life-size ⓘ |
| genre | religious painting ⓘ |
| hasPart |
left panel of Four Apostles
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right panel of Four Apostles ⓘ |
| iconography |
John holding an open book
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Mark holding a book ⓘ Paul holding a sword and book ⓘ Peter holding keys ⓘ |
| inscriptionContent | biblical texts emphasizing the authority of Scripture ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | German ⓘ |
| locationCity | Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement |
German Renaissance
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Northern Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
individualized characterization of apostles
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inscriptions warning against false prophets ⓘ monumental scale ⓘ |
| numberOfPanels | 2 ⓘ |
| originalLocation | Nuremberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| panelType | wood panel ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | Christian apostles ⓘ |
| support | panel ⓘ |
| theme |
Protestant Reformation ideas
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authority of the Bible ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Alte Pinakothek