Das Meer und Meereswesen in der Kunst und Quellen des Mittelalters. Vergleichende Analyse des Kupferstichs „Meerwunder” von Albrecht Dürer aus dem Jahr 1498
The Sea and Sea Creatures in the Art and Sources of the Middle Ages. Comparative Analysis of the Copperplate „Sea Monster“ by Albrecht Dürer Dated to the 1498
Author(s): Przemysław WaszakSubject(s): Visual Arts, 15th Century, Sociology of Art, History of Art
Published by: Slovenská akadémie vied - Centrum vied o umení
Keywords: Albrecht Dürer; copperplate; sea monster; wonder of the sea; graphic; iconography; reception of mediaeval art; mediaeval sources;
Summary/Abstract: The article concentrates on showing elements present in culture, literature and art of the Middle Ages. These parts of mediaeval culture are discernible in Albrecht Dürer’s graphic The Sea Monster, also known as the Wonder of the Sea. It was created by late Gothic-Renaissance author living at the turning point of both artistic epochs. The article consists of a description of the copperplate engraving, discussion on the contexts present in literature and mediaeval sources, analogies of artistic motifs and symbolic contents, meanings of the title which was already mentioned by Dürer.
Journal: ARS
- Issue Year: 53/2020
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 195-204
- Page Count: 10
- Language: German