Plenty of Nothing

Dürer in Linden Wood

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Patron Saints of Austria

The patron saints of Austria by Albrecht Dürer (1517).

They are:

Quirinus.

Maximilianus.

Florianus.

Severinus of Noricum.

Colomanus.

Leopoldus.

Poppo.

Otto.

Source: National Gallery of Victoria.

Today is Austria's national holiday.

St George by Dürer

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Dürer's Grave

Albrecht Dürer died 490 years ago today on April 6th, 1528. His grave is in the Johannisfriedhof in Nuremberg. Source.

Caterina Cornaro

Dürer's portrait of Caterina Cornaro was drawn in 1494, and is probably based on a work by his Venetian host Gentile Bellini. Caterina was the last queen of the Kingdom of Cyprus before the island was taken over by the Venetians, and later the Ottomans. She spent her later years in Italy and was painted by Titian, Bellini and others. There are no decent copies of Dürer's drawing on the internet, because it has not been seen since it was looted from Kunsthalle Bremen's emergency storage at the end of WWII. Source.

George and the Dragon

Person and Place

Albrecht Dürer, Sketchbook of His Journey to the Netherlands 1520-21, page 7 verso.

Maria Crowned by an Angel

A copy of this print recently turned up at a flea market in eastern France. It had gone missing from the Stuttgart Staatsgalerie after the war, and still bore the museum's stamp on the back. The finder returned it. Source.

Dürer's Paper

Conservators at the British Museum revealed this watermark while cleaning Dürer's mammoth Triumphal Arch. Read about the conservation project here.

Meissen Rhinoceros

This porcelain rhinoceros, modelled on the famous woodcut, reminds us that Dürer too existed in a world of product. And, admit it, having seen it, you want one, you know you do. It's part of the British Museum's exhibit, Germany: Memories of a Nation, on till January 25th.