File:Print, The Sea Monster, ca. 1498 (CH 18418385).jpg
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Summary
editAlbrecht Dürer: The Sea Monster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q5580 |
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Title |
The Sea Monster label QS:Les,"El monstruo marino"
label QS:Lfr,"Le Monstre marin"
label QS:Lhe,"מפלצת הים"
label QS:Lnl,"Het zeemonster"
label QS:Len,"The Sea Monster"
label QS:Luk,"Морське чудовисько"
label QS:Lru,"Морское чудовище (гравюра Дюрера)" |
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Object type | copper engraving print / print | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre | mythology | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
English: Set in a rocky landscape with a castle overlooking a bluff, a sea monster is seen in the foreground carrying off a nude woman on his back. Off the shore, left middle distance, three nude women frolic in the water, while two men are seen on the bank nearby, one trying to chase after the monster. |
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Date |
circa 1498 date QS:P571,+1498-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
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Medium | engraving on laid paper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions |
height: 25.2 cm (9.9 in); width: 19 cm (7.4 in) dimensions QS:P2048,25.2U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,19U174728 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q1129820 |
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Current location |
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design |
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Accession number |
1957-30-7 |
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Place of creation | Nuremberg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit line |
1957: given by Mrs. Leo Wallerstein |
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Source/Photographer | Catalog Photo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Author | Demian Cacciolo |
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Date and time of data generation | 11:39, 10 October 2012 |
Lens used | HC 80 |
Serial number of camera | IX87104001 |
Date and time of digitizing | 11:39, 10 October 2012 |
File change date and time | 01:45, 26 October 2014 |
Date metadata was last modified | 01:45, 26 October 2014 |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop CC 2014 (Macintosh) |
Unique ID of original document | xmp.did:5D69CCD03C206811871F92BB1426B90C |