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Dürer's Rhinoceros

Albrecht Dürer's Rhinoceros is one of the most famous works in the British Museum collection. It is also one of the great images of European art--an image that has taken on an iconic status all its own. But what is so special about this simple woodcut of a lumbering, clumsy, Asian animal? Why has it influenced generations of artists, designers and craftsmen?

English
  • Originally Aired July 12, 2006
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Network BBC Four
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