https://earlymoderneurope.hist.sites.carleton.edu/files/original/7300da647472178497be050b0d78ed38.jpg a75fa5fcefb0d79a9fd15d8b9e0d5179 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cross Cultural Interaction and Early Modern European Art Description An account of the resource This collection examines the advancements in maritime trade and foreign contact and how this impacted art during Early Modern Europe. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rylyn Monahan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1500-1800 Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Rhinoceros Description An account of the resource In 1515, Albrecht Durer, a notable German painter of the Renaissance, produced a woodcut engraving of a rhinoceros that the Sultan of Gujarat gifted to Europe. It made its way to the King of Portugal and almost to Pope Leo X before a shipwreck caused its drowning. The interest in the animal stemmed first from an interest in antiquity and the Roman Empire since the rhino matched the description of Pliny’s beast, and it also demonstrated the intrigue in communications with the East (BBC). The Ottomans “dominated the eastern Mediterranean,” and to maintain the traditional spice trade between western Europe and the Indian Ocean, Spain and Portugal embarked on the Atlantic Ocean (BBC). The rhinoceros traveled via the sea to its desired new location, representing feats of engineering to carry an almost two ton animal. Depicted with an armored skin and an additional horn, the rhino that Durer drew came from another sketch and not the real animal. Later, the print revolution enabled this print to be widely disseminated to the public. Sketches of the animal and Durer’s print became widely accessible to the general public instead of just the elites, and Europeans became enamored by its exoticism. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Albrecht Durer Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.artic.edu/artworks/30283/the-rhinoceros" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Art Institute of Chicago</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1515 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rylyn Monahan engraving Germany India Portugal