![]() ![]() Prior to that it inspired work as diverse as illustrations in naturalist books, the Duke of Florence’s emblem, and a relief sculpture on the doors of Pisa cathedral. In Europe, Dürer’s rhino was taken to be the real deal well into the 18th century, when actual rhinos toured the continent and dispelled the illusion. Selective focus of pink paper rhinoceros near origami dinosaur on yellow. Closeup view of white rhino laying on sand at zoo. It’s a pre-eminent example of art besting reality. Full frame image of white rhino skin background. It combines his passion for science with his gift for the awesome and fantastic. His woodcut is derived from a written description and sketch by an unknown artist. ![]() Animal magicĪre those shoulders and flanks or plates of armour? Dürer had never seen his battleship of an animal in the flesh. Perhaps anticipating high demand, Dürer rendered the animal not as an engraving, but a cheaper woodcut, which meant it could be quickly and easily reproduced. When history’s greatest print-maker decided to create an image of the rhinoceros that had visited Lisbon in 1515, it became one of the most influential animal pictures ever. Albrecht Dürer had a showman’s instincts for killer subject matter.
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