Measurament of the Temple (n.d.): Artwork and History

Measurament of the Temple (n.d.) is in the Art Institute of Chicago collection. The museum lists its creator attribution as Jean Duvet French, 1485-after 1561.

The work and its context

The Art Institute of Chicago describes the work:

In this vision from Revelation 11:1–13, a vibrant and industrious Saint John appears in small scale at the upper left. He holds a reed in his hand in order to measure the Temple of Jerusalem. The two larger figures recurring throughout the composition represent witnesses to events in the temple: they receive divine power issued by mouth from the figure of God the Father above the altar, they perish at the mercy of a beast from the abyss (at lower right), and are eventually resurrected (not pictured here).

Object facts

• Title: Measurament of the Temple
• Date: n.d.
• Artist attribution: Jean Duvet French, 1485-after 1561
• Place of origin: France
• Medium: Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
• Dimensions: Plate: 30.8 × 22.4 cm (12 3/16 × 8 7/8 in.); Sheet: 33.6 × 24.5 cm (13 1/4 × 9 11/16 in.)
• Type: Print
• Department: Prints and Drawings
• Reference number: 1956.1052

Collection credit

Bequest of Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.

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