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Albrecht Dürer

Nemesis, ca. 1501- 1502

Description

Maker

Title

Nemesis

Year

ca. 1501- 1502

Medium

Engraving, timmed along and within platemark

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Supports

Dimensions

Plate: 33.2 x 23 cm (13 1/16 x 9 1/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered with the artist's monogram, LR: "AD"

Watermark: High crown (Meder watermark no. 20)

Identification

State

ii/ii

Type

Credit

Museum Membership Fund

Object Number

65.032

Projects & Publications

Publications

Dürer-Katalog

Ein Handbuch über Albrecht Dürers Stiche, Radierungen, Holzschnitte

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Brilliant Line

September 18, 2009 - January 3, 2010

This engraving rpresents a complex linear approach to texture, landscape, and space. Albrecht Dürer relies on an extremely refined and complicated variety of marks that juxtaposes the very near and the very far and creates nuanced, atmospheric transitions. Large engravings with this level of detail took Dürer months to complete and were intended to appeal to the growing number of collectors interested in acquiring engravings as works of art.

Based on a Latin poem written by the Italian humanist Angelo Poliziano (printed in Venice in 1498), Nemesis depicts the goddess of retribution; her goblet and bridle represent reward and castigation. This iconography is combined with that of Fortune, as indicated by the figure’s wings and her positioning on a globe.

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Nemesis with the accession number of 65.032. To request a higher resolution file, please submit an online request.