Enea Vico (1523 - 1567)

Rhinoceros

Artist

Printmaker: Enea Vico (Italian, 1523 - 1567) After: Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471 - 1528)

Title

Rhinoceros

Dating

1548

Material/Technique

Engraving on paper

Dimensions

Tryckyta 26,10 x 36,50 cm Papper 26,40 x 36,80 cm

Category

Copper Engraving (Print, Intaglio Print, Engraving)

Inventory number

G 97/1928

Acquisition

Purchase, 1927

Display Status

Not on display at the museum

Description

Dürer’s depiction, with an explanatory text, was the most widely seen, spread and copied image of a rhinoceros during the 16th–18th centuries. This version is by Enea Vico. Dürer claimed that the rhinoceros hones its horn on rocks to keep it sharp, and that elephants and rhinoceroses are mortal enemies. In battle, however, the rhinoceros wins easily, since it is shorter and has a horn that rips up the belly of its opponent!

Signature/Inscription

Signature (Uppe till vänster i plåten): E.V. Inscriptions (Uppe till vänster i plåten): 1548 RHI NOCE RVS Inscriptions (nedtill i plåten): Nascano questi Animali nelle diserte. . . . Etikett/Stämpel (a tergo nere till vänster): GKM Etikett/Stämpel (a tergo nere till höger): NATIONAL... Inscriptions (a tergo uppe i mitten): 13 Inscriptions (a tergo nere till vänster): 97/1928 Inscriptions (a tergo nere till vänster): Vico B 47. Inscriptions (a tergo nere mitten): King (?) Inscriptions (a tergo nere till höger): Utställt "MÄSTARBLAD UR MUSEETS SAMLINGAR" MARS 1965

Exhibition History

Printed. Prints as collector's items, mass media and showpieces, Göteborg, Göteborgs konstmuseum, 14/03/2020 - 16/08/2020