Albrecht Durer
At the start of the 16thC. the study of the natural world was only beginning to become a major area of interest and it was not considered a serious form of art until the 18th C. along with the success of George Stubbs. It is obvious from the number of drawings and watercolours that he made that Durer was one of the few artists who shared this interest. He never actually saw the rhinoceros depicted in the famous Rhinoceros drawing, but based it on another artists draft, who saw the animal, and imagination, which is why it is so anatomically incorrect.
A Young Hare - watercolour and gouache on paper (1502)
His depiction of a hare shows great skill and delicately detailed realism (unlike The Rhinoceros). The painting has since become a very popular image.
It is said Durer’s death came about because of his great interest in the animal world, after he contracted Malaria on a trip to the Netherlands to see a beached whale.
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