St. Eustace
Artist
Albrecht Durer
(German, 1471 - 1528)
Date1500 c - 1502 c
Place of ManufactureEurope
Mediumengraving
Medium Remarks: black ink
DimensionsOverall (trimmed to the plate mark): 35.3 x 26 cm
ClassificationsFINE ART
Credit LineDr. Gustav and Marie Schilder Collection
Object number1977.028.001
DescriptionPlacidus, a Roman general under Trajan, while hunting was confronted by a stag bearing a crucifix. This incedent led to his conversion to Christianity & subsequent martyrdom by being burnt in an oven. He became St. EustaceStatus
Not on view
Albrecht Durer
