Durer 'Wulsthaube' Revisited

[hsifeng]

 

Clicking on the image will take you to the original bildindex entry.

Per Babelfish, the upper caption reads:

+1,200,199 Berlin, copper pass cabinet, Albrecht Dürer, still life, feather/spring design? (Aufn. 1900-40)

The lower caption reads:

obj 00030727 Dürer, Albrecht, still life with apron, desk and Tintenfaβ, 1512/1514, sketch, Berlin, national museums to Berlin - Preuβi cultural possession, copper pass cabinet - collection of the Zeichnunger and printing graphics

NOTES: OK, I know that the caption says 'apron', but given the scale of the objects involved (and my own stubborn will, I am sure) I am having a hard time believing that this is an apron. During this period, aprons weren't tiny little affairs worn by French maids. 

Thoughts?

Also, during the 1512/1514 period Albrecht was living in Nürnberg producing art for Maximiian I. This was between his trips to Italy and to Antwerp and therefore means that this image is most likely German in origin.

Comments

[kass-rants.livejournal.com]

I'm not entirely sold on the apron idea either. As you said, many pictures are named long after they were made and the namer may have had no idea what was in the picture. But it does make more sense that it is something to do with writing since the other items are a desk, and inkwell, and it looks like a tin of pounce there too.

I don't have any pictures of scribes that I can think of, but I can look for you. Again, the caveat applies that I'm a bit elbow's deep in something else right now. But I'll be looking at German woodcuts for the Guides soon, so I will try to remember. Do remind me if I get too quiet.

[hsifeng.livejournal.com]

*grin*

You know I will!

When I get a chance I will try to dig out my copy of the 'book of trades' to see if I can get any ideas there...