, 2008. Fibreglass stone and airplane. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Purchased 2011. Photo © Roman März](/images/content/menuSeeGallery.png)
Benjamin West
The Death of General Wolfe (Detail), 1770
oil on canvas
152.6 x 214.5 cm
Transfer from the Canadian War Memorials, 1921 (Gift of the 2nd Duke of Westminster, England, 1918)
National Gallery of Canada (no. 8007)
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The Large Horse, 1505
Albrecht Dürer
German, 1471
- 1528
engraving on laid paper
16.6 x 11.7 cm
Purchased 1922
National Gallery of Canada (no. 2053)
In addition to the human figure, horses played an important part in Dürer’s lifelong obsession with ideal beauty and proper proportions. In this interest the artist rivalled masters of the Italian Renaissance such as Pisanello, Donatello, Mantegna, and Leonardo da Vinci. The column to the left is actually a pedestal for sculpture in imitation of classical traditions. Although called "The Large Horse", this engraving is actually one of Dürer’s smallest prints, the title referring to the way in which the animal’s muscular haunches dominate the image.
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