The Rhinoceros - Response

The fascination towards a new discovery is something that will always exist among interested humans. Even in the context of the present, with our technological advancements. Every time I am on facebook, and I see a post on a new fish that was discovered. I always stop and sit through the video very devoted to a video that talks about it and shows us a visual of it... Now take that fascination and triple it. The people of the time that were able to have access to Durers depiction were blown away by this animal.

Having only art as a method of depicting how this animal looks, is what gives it the magic or explosion you take in when you see something for the first time.. Durers art and the new animal put together created this explosion of curiosity. No one would know if he accurately depicted it. they would have to just judge this animal by what they saw in this depiction, unless they have seen one in person before. Had it been discovered with a photograph would people have reacted the same way? Durers depiction fed more to the curiosity because of how much he exaggerated it. Even though the realistic representation would shock someone the same way. The animal looks like a tank.