{"id":6957,"date":"2009-11-01T10:12:15","date_gmt":"2009-11-01T17:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mehallo.com\/blog\/?p=6957"},"modified":"2011-09-25T04:21:40","modified_gmt":"2011-09-25T11:21:40","slug":"white-rhino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mehallo.com\/blog\/archives\/6957","title":{"rendered":"D\u00fcrer’s rhino"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAlbrecht D\u00fcrer’s Rhinoceros broadside, 1515<\/em><\/p>\n

‘probably no animal picture has exerted such a profound influence on the arts’ -T.H. Clarke<\/em><\/p>\n

The story behind D\u00fcrer’s Rhinoceros<\/em> involves a Pope, some guesswork, a sketch and a shipwreck. <\/p>\n

And the famous 16th century poster (above) influenced rhino art for years to come. This Wiki<\/a> has some great historical detail (with derivatives) – including Salvador Dal\u00ed’s sculptural take on D\u00fcrer’s famous Rhino (below).<\/p>\n

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\nSalvador Dal\u00ed’s Rinoceronte vestido con puntillas, 1956<\/em><\/p>\n

rhino prints<\/strong>
\nAnd one can snag a giclee print of D\u00fcrer’s rhino here.<\/a> Or here.<\/a> Or if a poster doesn’t suit and you’d rather have a tee, mug or stein, check out these wares at Cafe Press. <\/a> This one hops.<\/a> Or here’s basic black.<\/a><\/p>\n

rhino book<\/strong>
\nThe story behind the actual rhino became the basis for Lawrence Norfolk’s epic novel The Pope’s Rhinoceros<\/em>. Snag a copy here.<\/a><\/p>\n

rhino sale<\/strong>
\nPlus, a few years back – in lieu of a White Elephant – a handful of volunteers from ADAC<\/a> had a White Rhino Sale. Because ‘white rhinos trump white elephants.’ <\/p>\n

D\u00fcrer said so. Flyer below.<\/p>\n


\nDesign by mehallo and Jeremy McCain (with a little help from D\u00fcrer), 2006<\/em><\/p>\n\r\n\t

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