After Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) German, Woodcut. ‘The Hymn of the Chosen’ in adoration of the lamb, 1496-98. Sheet 14 of the series: Apocalypse. Woodcut engraving on laid paper, monogrammed in the block on lower edge in center: AD. Condition commensurate with age. Albrecht Durer was arguably the greatest artist in German history. By adopting the new forms of the Italian quattrocento and connecting them to the already robust tradition of the German print, he almost single-handedly provoked the Northern Renaissance. For all-around inquisitiveness, he was surpassed only by his older contemporary, Leonardo da Vinci. Durer was interested in everything, from the nap of rabbit's fur to the theory of human proportion. His graphic work was a sustained paean to the diversity of the world. Overall size: 14 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.