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The sketchbook described as 'mein b¨¹chlein' [my little book] in D¨¹rer¡¯s journal is among the most famous documents of his activity as a draughtsman during his journey through th
e Netherlands from July 1520 to July 1521; the sketchbook¡¯s pages were covered with a white ground so that the artist could draw in them ¡®mit den stefft¡¯, i.e. with silverpoint. The technique dates back to the Middle Ages and produced a delicate, precise line while demanding a very sure hand because of the impossibility of any corrections. Today, the sketchbook is no longer intact and its pages divided among various collections; the reconstruction of the original order of the pages is an appealing, though never fully soluble, object of art historical enquiry. D¨¹rer must have drawn the lions during his excursion to Ghent in April 1521 ¡®Afterwards, I saw the lions and portrayed one with my silverpoint¡¯. If we are to take D¨¹rer's words literally, the sheet shows two views of the same animal. The Albertina in Vienna also houses a silverpoint drawing of a lion with the notation ¡®zugent¡¯ [in Ghent]. Title Two seated lions Creator Albrecht D¨¹rer Date 1521 Physical Dimensions w17.1 x h12.1 cm Type Paper Medium Silverpoint on paper prepared in a light tone Inv.-No. KdZ 33 verso ISIL no. DE-MUS-018511 Copyright Photo ? bpk - Photo Agency / Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preu?ischer Kulturbesitz / J?rg P. Anders ©¦ Text ? Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preu?ischer Kulturbesitz / Hans Mielke Collection Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preu?ischer Kulturbesitz Artist Place of Death Nuremberg, Germany Artist Place of Birth Nuremberg, Germany Artist Gender Male Artist Dates 1471.05.21 - 1528.04.06
