Abduction of Proserpine on a Unicorn

Object Details

Description
Pluto, riding a unicorn, galloping out of a swirl of sea-foam on the rocks at left, carries off the young Proserpine. Above, swirling clouds display the monogram of Dürer and date "1516".
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Print Maker
Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471–1528
Date
1516
Credit Line
Bequest of George Campbell Cooper
Medium
Engraving on off-white laid paper
Dimensions
30.8 x 21 cm (12 1/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
Type
figures
Object Name
Print
Type
Print
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