This is the largest of all Dürer’s engravings. The print is the result of a careful study of nature. The landscape and the animals are impressively depicted. The scene shows the conversion of Eustace, an officer in the army of Emperor Trajan, at the moment when he saw a deer with a crucifix in its antlers. Saint Eustace is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, a group of saints who could be called upon in times of disasters or illness.
Specifications
| Title | Saint Eustace |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Engraving |
| Object type |
Print
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 358 mm Width 259 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Graphic artist:
Albrecht Dürer
|
| Accession number | DN 1311/262 (PK) |
| Credits | Gift Dr A.J. Domela Nieuwenhuis, 1923 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1923 |
| Creation date | in circa 1501 |
| Collector | Collector / Adriaan Domela Nieuwenhuis |
| Internal exhibitions |
Rondom Dürer, Duitse grafiek en tekenkunst, 1480-1550 (2003) |
| External exhibitions |
The Birth of the Art Market. (2017) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Engraving
> Engraved
> Manual
> Intaglio printing techniques
> Printing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Engraving
> Engraved
> Manual
> Intaglio printing techniques
> Printing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
|
| Geographical origin | Germany > Western Europe > Europe |
All about the artist
Albrecht Dürer
Neurenberg 1471 - Neurenberg 1528
Albrecht Dürer received his first lessons from his father, who was a goldsmith. He subsequently became a pupil of the painter Michael Wohlgemut. Dürer...
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