Head of a Walrus
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title:
Head of a Walrus
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Head of a Walrus is a 1521 pen drawing painted in watercolour by the German artist Albrecht Dürer, now in the British Museum, London. At the time the walrus' main European population was around Scandinavia, and they were exotic to inland Europeans. The work reflects Dürer fascination with what he perceived as unusual animals, with similarly intentioned works including depictions of lions and rhinoceros. The drawing was created as part of a larger series of 167 drawings of quadrupeds. The drawing
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1521 watercolour by Albrecht Dürer
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_of_a_Walrus
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2023-11-22T23:35:22Z
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