Dürer's woodcut print of a rhinoceros is as iconic as it is inaccurate. In this article we explore the legacy of this artwork and how it shaped public perception for more than 200 years after its ...

“The Rhinoceros” (1515) by Albrecht Dürer. National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Close observers will notice that Dürer’s rhinoceros broadly resembles what an actual rhinoceros looks like.

Albrecht Dürer “The Rhinoceros” (1515), woodcut on laid paper, 9 1/4 x 11 3/4 inches; held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Princeton University Art Museum, ...

On 22 September, the planet Earth observes #WorldRhinoDay to raise awareness about the plight of the rhino, and its remarkable existence.

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Rhinoceros print made by Albrecht Dürer in 1515 This is a type of print called a woodcut by the German artist ...

Both Christie’s and Sotheby’s saw unexpected gains and failures last night at their respective Old Masters sales, Albrecht Dürer: Masterpieces from Eva Gonzalès, ‘La demoiselle d’honneur ...

Months earlier — when the rhino was still fresh off the boat — a letter that described the rhinoceros, and an accompanying sketch, had made their way to Nuremberg, and Albrecht Dürer.

Episode 75 - D rer's 'Rhinoceros' Dürer's 'Rhinoceros' (1515). Woodcut, printed in Nuremberg. The tiny island of St Helena, in the middle of the South Atlantic, is famous above all as the open ...

What does it take to create a full-size rhinoceros? If you’re artist Greg Lewallen, it’s 37 ballpoint pens and 125 hours. Plus, of course, the vision and focus to finish.