Rhinoceros
Title
Rhinoceros
Description
The artist made this sketch of a rhinoceros based on descriptions travelers gave. The artist himself had never seen one. This sketch represents the contact Europeans had with other lands from writings and the facinations that they had with it.
Creator
Albrecht Dürer
Publisher
Wikipedia
Date
1513
Original Format
woodcut
Citation
Albrecht Dürer, “Rhinoceros,” Art in Early Modern Europe: 1450 - 1789, accessed September 20, 2024, https://histangelproject.omeka.net/items/show/49.