Saturday, December 19, 2009

Lüsterweibchen - Sirène gracieuse - Leuchterweibchen (1513)

Albrecht Dürer [1471-1528]

The two-tailed fish-siren is additionally winged with the antlers of an elk. On her belly are the coat of arms from Crescentia Rieterin, wife of Willibald Pirckheimer.

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