Jim Dine and Arion Press
The Apocalypse: The Revelation of St. John the Divine
1982
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Physical Qualities
Bound volume with letterpress text and 29 woodcuts, Book: 388 x 295 x 28 mm. (15 1/4 x 11 5/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Sheet (page): 375 x 280 mm. (14 3/4 x 11 in.)
Credit Line
The Ryda Hecht Levi Collection of Illustrated Books, Bequest of Ryda H. Levi, Baltimore
Object Number
2009.24
In the biblical book The Apocalypse, the Angel of the Revelation explains St. John's visions of the end of the world. This page illustrates chapter 19, verse 11: "And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war." Dine's choice of woodcut to illustrate the visions of St. John recalls the woodcut cycle by Albrecht Dürer. In Dürer's woodcut, The Babylonian Whore, the white horse bears the Knight Faithful and True, who carries the word of God and is followed by the armies of Heaven. Unlike Dürer however, Dine ignores narrative storytelling, including, instead, subjects from his customary imagery-bathrobes, hearts, and tools-along with unfamiliar symbols, such as the riderless white horse.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 2009; Ryda H. Levi, Lutherville, MD
Ann Shafer, BMA, "Front Room: Jim Dine," 11 June - 5 October 2008.
Inscribed: on title page, center in graphite; "Jim Dine"; on colophon, lower left in graphite: "102"; on colophon, lower right in grahpite: "Andrew Hoyem"
