The image on the coat of arms is unusual. It shows a boy leaning on a tiled stove. The inscription reads ‘Hitze oho’ (ah, warmth). Naturalistic leaves on the left and stylized acanthus leaves on the right act as mantling for the helmet. It is not certain whether this was a design for a family coat of arms. It may refer to a passage in Sebastian Brant’s ‘Das Narrenschiff’ (The Ship of Fools) (1494), for which Dürer supplied woodcuts as illustrations.
Specifications
| Title | Coat of Arms with a Pelican and a Boy Leaning on a Stove |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Pen and black ink |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 231 mm Width 187 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Albrecht Dürer
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| Accession number | D I 135 recto (PK) |
| Credits | Loan Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands (former Koenigs collection), 1987 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1987 |
| Creation date | in circa 1490-1494 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Internal exhibitions |
Van Pisanello tot Cézanne (1992) De Collectie Twee - wissel VI, Prenten & Tekeningen (2010) De collectie als tijdmachine (2017) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | Germany > Western Europe > Europe |
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Albrecht Dürer
Neurenberg 1471 - Neurenberg 1528
Albrecht Dürer received his first lessons from his father, who was a goldsmith. He subsequently became a pupil of the painter Michael Wohlgemut. Dürer...
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