Rhinocerus is the title of a woodcut made in 1515 by the German painter Albrecht Dürer. Shown is an armoured rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis) from India. The woodcut was frequently copied, reprinted and distributed and had a great influence on art. Until the second half of the eighteenth century, Dürer's depiction of a rhino was considered to be true to nature.
The rhino, which was the model for the woodcut, was shipped to Lisbon in 1515. This was probably the first living specimen to be seen in Europe since the third century. That same year the animal was sent to Rome as a gift for the Pope. Dürer never saw the rhino himself. He based this woodcut on descriptions and a sketch by an unknown artist.
                                
 
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