N/A. English: A pen and ink drawing of three old women, with three young women and a mountainous cityscape in the background. The main figure, with her winged helmet, was modeled on a Ferrarese print, Pupila Augusta, which included three winged putti along with the woman and her scrying bowl. The three figures on the fish were modeled on an engraving of The Birth of Venus, by Peregrino da Cesena. Dürer's monogram and 'Pupila Augusta' are reversed, indicating that this was intended for an engraving. Dürer used a version of this cityscape in his 1506 Feast of the Rose Garlands, and his 1519 Sain
N/A. English: A pen and ink drawing of three old women, with three young women and a mountainous cityscape in the background. The main figure, with her winged helmet, was modeled on a Ferrarese print, Pupila Augusta, which included three winged putti along with the woman and her scrying bowl. The three figures on the fish were modeled on an engraving of The Birth of Venus, by Peregrino da Cesena. Dürer's monogram and 'Pupila Augusta' are reversed, indicating that this was intended for an engraving. Dürer used a version of this cityscape in his 1506 Feast of the Rose Garlands, and his 1519 Saint Anthony Reading. 1498. Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) Alternative names Albrecht Dürer Description German painter, printmaker, mathematician, illuminator, copperplate engraver and drawer Date of birth/death 21 May 1471 6 April 1528 Location of birth/death Nuremberg Nuremberg Work location Nuremberg (1484–1490), Basel (1490–1494), Strasbourg (1490–1494), Colmar (1490–1494), Frankfurt (1490–1494), Mainz (1490–1494), Cologne (1490–1494), Nuremberg (21 May 1494–1528), Innsbruck (1494), Venice (1494–1495), 1505–1506), Bologna (1505–1506), Milan (1505–1506), Florence (1505–1506), Rome (1505–1506), Augsburg (1518) Authority control : Q5580 VIAF:54146999 ISNI:0000 0001 2096 1368 ULAN:500115493 LCCN:n79118011 NLA:35051029 WorldCat 486 Durer-pupila-augusta-1498
Size: 1956px × 2556px
Photo credit: © The Picture Art Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., /., 1498., albrecht, alterna, , ürer
