1502
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Coat of Arms with a Lion and a Cock is a 1502 ink by Albrecht Dürer, a Northern Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This engraving shows a shield held by a lion below and a rooster perched above. The shield has a simple design with three dots in a row. Swirling vines and ornate scrolls fill the background, framing the whole scene like a decorative border. The rooster’s feathers and the lion’s fur are drawn with sharp, precise lines. This kind of detailed linework is what makes the image stand out. Next, check out engraving to see how artists like Dürer carved these intricate lines into metal.
Albrecht Dürer spent his life in Nuremberg, a busy German city where artists traded prints like currency.
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