Albrecht Dürer’s keen interest in nature was a typical manifestation of Renaissance curiosity. Animals were not generally considered to be appropriate subjects for serious art until the 18th century.

Albrecht Dürer, born in 1471 in Nuremberg, Germany, is a towering figure in the history of art, renowned for his contributions as a painter, printmaker, and theorist.

This is a type of print called a woodcut by the German artist Albrecht Dürer. Dürer was born in 1471 and died in 1528. The print was first made in 1515. Dürer had never actually seen a ...