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Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

Saint Eustace

Saint Eustace

c. 1501
(German, 1471–1528)
Germany, late 15th-early 16th Century
engraving
Image: 35.4 x 26 cm (13 15/16 x 10 1/4 in.); Sheet: 35.4 x 26 cm (13 15/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. 1958.109
Catalogue raisonné: Meder 60b
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

The artist showed an interest in how bodies move in space by depicting a hunting dog five times from different angles.

Description

Here, an encounter with nature dramatically alters a man’s journey through life. After Roman general Placidas tracked a stag in the forest, he saw a miraculous apparition of a crucifix between its horns. The miracle resulted in the general’s (thereafter Saint Eustace) immediate conversion to Christianity. Albrecht Dürer’s largest engraving demonstrates his mastery of tonal values and textures. His intense interest in nature’s variety makes finding the crucifix a kind of treasure hunt. Dürer took particular interest in the hunting dogs by carefully posing them to show five different aspects of the canine figure.
  • ?–1958
    Estate of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., Cleveland, OH, given to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    November 29, 1958–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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