Online Exhibition - On the Banks of the River: A Gift of Art from the University of Alberta Museums Art Collection
University of Alberta Museums
1985.45.2 - The Small Horse
University of Alberta Museums Art Collection Read more about this collection »
Object Typeprint
ArtistDurer, Albrecht
Date Made1505
Item Details
Object Typeprint
ArtistDurer, Albrecht
Date Made1505
Accession Number
1985.45.2
Title
The Small Horse
Object Type
print
Artist
Durer, Albrecht
Date Made
1505
Culture/Nationality
German
Materials
ink on paper; engraving
Measurements
overall: 16.1 x 10.3 cm
Description
Dürer created many studies and works centering on the horse and was even influenced by proportions devised by Leonardo da Vinci for the creation of the proper anatomy and proportions of horses. Dürer has based the…
Dürer created many studies and works centering on the horse and was even influenced by proportions devised by Leonardo da Vinci for the creation of the proper anatomy and proportions of horses. Dürer has based the horse in this work, and its pendant piece Large Horse, on the model provided by Leonardo (Eisler 238).
Source: Eisler, Colin. Durer’s Animals. Washington: Smithsonian Institute Press, 1991.
Credit Line
University Collections Capital Budget
Location
Print Study Centre
External Links
Citation
Page Citation for 1985.45.2 - The Small Horse
Page Citation
"1985.45.2 - The Small Horse, University of Alberta Museums Art Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/11-1062. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.