The watercolor painting was created in 1502 by the German artist Albrecht Dürer with a strong attention to detail making it look just like a photograph.
However, in 1984, Dürers Rabbit was re-interpreted from sculpturist Juergen Görtz to create a symbol for the people of Nürnberg, as their original painting is exhibitioned in the Albertina gallery situated in Vienna, Austria.
You now obviously recognize a slight difference when comparing the painting to the sculpture as it can be found today on Dürer Square just below the Nürnberg castle. If you think about our modern times of today, would a rabbit look different? Would our industrialised, materially oversaturated nature influence the form of the rabbit
These and more thoughts have obviously driven Jürgen Görtz when creating the Rabbit sculpture for Nürnberg.
If you want to visit the sculpture you can find it here.
If you go in a warm summer night you might find Nürnbergs youth hanging out on Dürer square, making music and enjoying big bottles of Altstadthof Brewery beers.
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