Das Meer und Meereswesen in der Kunst und Quellen des Mittelalters. Vergleichende Analyse des Kupferstichs „Meerwunder” von Albrecht Dürer aus dem Jahr 1498

Abstract

The article concentrates on showing elements present in culture, literature and art of the Middle Ages. These parts of mediaeval culture are discernible in Albrecht Dürer’s graphic The Sea Monster, also known as the Wonder of the Sea. It was created by late Gothic-Renaissance author living at the turning point of both artistic epochs. The article consists of a description of the copperplate engraving, discussion on the contexts present in literature and mediaeval sources, analogies of artistic motifs and symbolic contents, meanings of the title which was already mentioned by Dürer.