Coat of Arms with Cock by Durer in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, March 2009

Artist: Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471 - 1528 Nuremberg)

Title: Coat of Arms with Cock

Date: ca. 1502

Medium: Engraving

Dimensions: 7 3/8 x 4 in. (18.8 x 10.2 cm) 7 13/16 x 5 1/4 in. (19.8 x 13.3 cm)

Classification: Print

Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1919

Accession Number: 19.73.112

Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/drawin...

and

Albrecht Durer
German, 1471-1528
Coat of Arms with Cock, ca. 1502
Engraving

Accession # 19.73.112

This beautiful design is probably Durer's own invention rather than a representation of an existing armorial device. It is one of only a few pure ornament engravings the artist produced. In this work, Durer's fine engraving technique brilliantly conveys the different textures of the cock's feathers, the metal of the helmet, and curling acanthus leaves. The degree of animation he brought to ornament was greatly influenced by Martin Schongauer, an example of whose work is displayed nearby.

Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.