Albrecht Dürer’s future was
assured after selling his ‘End of the World’ for a mint. He settled into
self-portraiture and commissions. This picture of apocalyptic water-spouts
bucks the trend though, set in moody July, seemingly somewhere between
Melbourne and Ballarat. Dreams of heaven and earth transformed by water walls,
it speaks to truth. The watercolour’s haste tells of his need. Then there’s his
detailed painting of a rabbit, large soft eyes, cute whiskers, intricate combed
coat. The destruction to the Western Plains, its fauna and ecosystems, is
inestimable. Yet Dürer portrays this animal as the most innocent creature in
Creation.
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