Coat of Arms with the Cock / Albrecht Dürer
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1960/2.34
- Title
- Coat of Arms with the Cock
- Artist
- Albrecht Dürer
- Artist Nationality
- German
- Artist Life Dates
- (Nüremberg, 1471 - 1528)
- Medium and Support
- engraving on laid paper
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1503
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- Germany (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Germany (nation)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Inscription
- Signed with monogram lower r. of c.:Collector's stamps on back: Lugt 292, 293, 2695 and KK Watermark: Stadtwappen in Keinformat
- Dimensions
- 18.6 cm x 12.1 cm (7 5/16 in. x 4 3/4 in.)
- Century
- Early 16th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- intaglio print
- Secondary Object Type
- engraving
- Physical Description
- A composition with a heraldic motif: a rooster standing on top of a helmet with visor and throat guard, below which is a sheld or other carving with a rampant lion. Surrounding on either side is vigorous foliage (acanthus leaves).
- Subject Matter
- Dürer's great ability to differentiate textures and materials is evident in this work that captures feather, leaves, and metal.
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 749 x 1157
- File Size
- 130 KB
- Record
- 1960/2.34
- Link to this Item
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"Coat of Arms with the Cock; Albrecht Dürer." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1960-sl-2.34/1960_2.34.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024.
