#albrecht durer

Albrecht Durer (1471-1528), after - The Apocalypse: Four angels holding back the winds, and the marking of the elect

"The Sea Monster" or “Ratte of Amymone”A1 - Description: Painting derived from an engraving of 1498 by Albrecht Dürer (Nuremberg 1471 - 1528) titled: "The Sea Monster" or, less frequently, “Ratto di Amymone” (Fig. 5). The painting is the only known pictorial transcription of this subject. Fascinating work, with an enigmatic subject; the composition is highly codified and its meaning controversial. On the back of the canvas, monogram tied DGH, with a ducal crown, and inventory number (58...