The Greek poet Arion riding the dolphin

Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
ca. 1515
Height:
14.2 cm  (5 9/16 in.)
Width:
23.4 cm  (9 3/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
watercolor on paper

pen and ink on paper over preparatory drawing in brush, tinted with watercolor

    Item location

  • Kunsthistorisches Museum (Wien)

Description

The greek poet Arion is holding onto a harp while riding a dolphin through water.

Iconclass

98B(ARION)
(story of) Arion

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Harp [3285]

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RIdIM record id

4742