Wing of a European Roller | |
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Artist | Albrecht Dürer |
Year | 1512 |
Type | Watercolor and body color on vellum |
Dimensions | 19.6 cm × 20 cm (7.7 in × 7.9 in) |
Location | Albertina, Vienna |
Wing of a European Roller (also known as Wing of a Blue Roller) is a nature study watercolor by Albrecht Dürer. [1] Dürer painted it from a dead specimen [2] in 1500 or 1512. [3]
The watercolor's dimensions are 19.6 x 20 centimeters. It is in the collection of the Albertina, Vienna. [3] In 2013, the Wing of a European Roller was loaned with other Dürer works, to the National Gallery of Art, Washington. [4] [5]