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Saint Eustace
(1501) {(Strauss)}
Medium
engraving
Measurements
35.9 × 26.1 cm (image) 36.0 × 26.2 cm (sheet; inlaid onto cream wove sheet 39.6 × 29.9 cm)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1949
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
This work depicts Saint Eustace, a Roman general who came across a stag while out hunting. After pursuing the stag, he noticed a cross between its antlers – a moment that led to his conversion to Christianity. Dürer’s rendering gives prominence to five accompanying hunting dogs, each of which he carefully portrays in a different pose, capturing them at various angles to demonstrate his artistic talent.
Artwork Details
Catalogue/s Raisonné
B.57; M.60; D.32; Holl.60; S.E.34; Pan.164
Inscription
With monogram
Accession Number
2129-4
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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