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You stand before it, drawn into its dense forest of cross-hatched shadows and shimmering lines. There’s a knight, straight-backed and calm, riding his muscular steed with firm dignity. He is armored from head to toe, his visor half-lifted to reveal…
The ALBERTINA Museum is dedicating its spring 2025 exhibition to the most important masters of the art of drawing. Leonardo – Dürer. Renaissance Master Drawings on Colored Ground is the major inaugural exhibition of Director General Ralph Gleis and at the same…
Title: Saint Jerome in His Study Artist: Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471–1528 Nuremberg) Date: 1514 Medium: Engraving Dimensions: sheet: 9 11/16 x 7 7/16 in. (24.6 x 18.9 cm) trimmed on plate line Of Dürer’s three technically brilliant Meisterstiche (master engravings) of 1513 and 1514,…
Why did Northern artists of the past travel to Italy? 🧐 Ever wondered why Northern Renaissance artists risked life and limb crossing the Alps on their own to travel to Italy? The answer lies in the profound influence of Italian…