Rhinocerus, 2004/2011
c-print, framed
Edition 3 + AP
125 x 170 cm
49.2 x 66.9 inch
4.1 x 5.5. feet
Albrecht Dürer's Rhinocerus, 1515
Woodcut by German Renaissance painter Albrecht Dürer.
Manufactured according to a detailed description of a Rhinocerus that Dürer has actually never seen in his life. The resemblance to a real one is stunning.
Geissler & Sann took their photograph in the Nuremberg Zoo, the city Dürer lived and worked in throughout his life. It functions as a reminiscence to the famous painter.