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Young Hare (German: Feldhase) is a 1502 watercolour and bodycolour painting by German artist Albrecht Dürer.Painted in 1502 in his workshop, it is acknowledged as a masterpiece of observational art alongside his Great Piece of Turf from the following year.
The hare appears in English folklore in the saying "as mad as a March hare" and in the legend of the White Hare that alternatively tells of a witch who takes the form of a white hare and goes out looking for prey at night or of the spirit of a broken-hearted maiden who cannot rest and who haunts her unfaithful lover.
Original – Young Hare, 1502. Watercolour and bodycolour on a cream wash. 25.1 x 22.6 cm. Albertina, Vienna. Reason High quality scan of a notable painting, perfect for Easter Articles in which this image appears Young Hare, Watercolor FP category for this image Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings Creator Albrecht Dürer
Sigmar Polke has also engaged with the hare on paper or textiles, or as part of his installations, [13] and even in rubber band form. [14] Dieter Roth's Köttelkarnikel ("Turd Bunny") is a copy of Dürer's Hare made from rabbit droppings, [15] and Klaus Staeck enclosed one in a little wooden box, with a cutout hole, so that it could look out ...
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In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans , an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners . [ 1 ]
The mothers are able to leave these young safely and go off to feed, returning at intervals to feed them with their unusually rich milk. In some species, the mother only visits and feeds the litter once a day but the young grow rapidly and are usually weaned within a month. Hare young are called leverets.
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