The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
The Apocalypse of Saint John
1959
(Mexican, 1899–1991)
Roberta Holden Bole Fund 1967.25.10
© Tamayo Heirs / Mexico / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Catalogue raisonné: P58-72
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
While making this lithograph, Rufino Tamayo used his own fingertips in addition to traditional tools, as seen throughout the image.Description
Rufino Tamayo first experimented with color printmaking in Paris, shortly after traveling there for the first time in 1948. Tamayo was one of numerous artists who benefited from a growing international interest in Mexican art throughout Europe and the United States in the mid-1900s. This publication features brightly colored illustrations for the book of Revelation from a 17th-century French translation of the Christian Bible. Tamayo’s images—like the one here—suggest rather than directly depict the biblical content, using vivid brushstrokes.- 1967-(Allan Frumkin Gallery, Chicago, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH)1967-Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- A Graphic Revolution: Prints and Drawings in Latin America. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 14-August 2, 2020).
- {{cite web|title=The Apocalypse of Saint John|url=false|author=Rufino Tamayo|year=1959|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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