Saint Eustace
Dateca. 1501
Maker
Albrecht Dürer
German, Nuremberg 1471-1528
Label TextAn exhaustively detailed cataloguing of animals and plants contains a miracle that is easy to miss-a Roman general hunting a stag suddenly noticed a crucifix between its antlers and converted to Christianity on the spot. This is Dürer's largest and most ambitious engraving, embodying a conscious attempt to rival painting in scope and tonal detail as he works against the inherent linearity of the medium.
Object number35.215
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Durer, Rembrandt, and Goya: Old Masters Prints from the Seattle Art Museum Collection", May 31, 2001 - January 1, 2002 (5/31/2001 - 1/1/2002)
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Five Installations on the Fourth Floor: Horses" (June 26, 1997)Published ReferencesFuller, Richard E. Seattle Art Museum. Seattle: Seattle Art Museum, 1946, p. 26Credit LineManson F. Backus Memorial Collection
Dimensions13 15/16 x 10 1/8 in. (35.4 x 25.7 cm)
MediumEngraving
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