BRA0254

Title

Subject

Description

Dürer added two more engravings to his series of apostles in 1523: St. Bartholomew and St. Simon. In the print of St. Simon, the artist dispensed with the medieval tradition of the halo, concentrating instead on the apostle’s grave dignity and the terrible specter of his attribute, the jagged saw with which he was martyred. At this point in Dürer’s career his religious subject matter was entirely biblical, likely in response to his admiration of Martin Luther.

Creator

Dürer, Albrecht, 1471–1528.

Source

BRA0254. Albrecht Dürer. St. Simon the Apostle. Engraving. Nuremberg, 1523.

Relation

Engraver

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

None

Type

Engraving print

Collection

Books and Prints by Albrecht Durer

Citation

Dürer, Albrecht, 1471–1528., “BRA0254,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed February 12, 2026, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1856.