2023-06-06 20:46:00
In 1515, Albrecht Dürer drew a spectacularly rare animal that he himself – like many of his time – had never seen. It was an Indian rhinoceros that had been sent to King Manuel I of Lisbon as a gift from a sultan. Dürer’s picture made the rhino immortal. He only followed the description of a contemporary witness. Several armored plates and scale meshes…
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