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Black-and-white engraving of a reclining sea creature with a woman's torso and fish tail, beside a bearded man, with a castle on a cliff behind.

The Sea Monster

An engraving in black ink on paper shows a sea creature with a woman's upper body and fish tail reclining on rippling water at lower right, beside a bearded older figure. Behind them, a fortified castle sits atop a rocky cliff above a river, with trees, clouds, and fine hatched lines throughout.

Artist
Albrecht Dürer
Date
c. 1498
Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
843 × 1132 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1503).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection

Español: El monstruo marino

Un grabado en tinta negra sobre papel muestra una criatura marina con torso de mujer y cola de pez, recostada sobre el agua ondulada en la parte inferior derecha, junto a una figura barbuda de edad avanzada. Detrás, un castillo fortificado se alza sobre un acantilado rocoso junto a un río, con árboles, nubes y finas líneas rayadas.

Português: O monstro marinho

Uma gravura em tinta preta sobre papel mostra uma criatura marinha com torso de mulher e cauda de peixe, reclinada sobre a água ondulada no canto inferior direito, ao lado de uma figura barbuda de idade avançada. Ao fundo, um castelo fortificado ergue-se sobre um penhasco rochoso acima de um rio, com árvores, nuvens e finas linhas hachuradas.

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