Tag: Dürer

The Virgin and Child with a Monkey (c.1498)

Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528) The Virgin and Child with a Monkey c.1498 Engraving, 19.05 x 12.07 Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo Albrecht Dürer’s prints are characterized by nearly ethereal transitions from dark to light. From the fineness of the monkey’s wiry fur…

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Kunsthalle Bremen

Established: 1823 Address: Am Wall 207, Bremen 28195 Website: https://www.kunsthalle-bremen.de/en Collection: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also: •…

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Adam (1507)

Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528) Adam 1507 Oil on panel, 209 x 81 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Dürer made this panel and its companion, Eve upon returning from his second trip to Italy in 1505. Both works constitute an effort to synthesize…

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Eve (1507)

Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528) Eve 1507 Oil on panel, 209 x 80 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Like the painting of Adam, represented on a separate panel, Eve’s unstable posture, her rhythmical movements and her affected gestures are sometimes interpreted as a…

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Portrait of a Man (1521)

Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528) Portrait of a Man 1521 Oil on panel, 50 x 36 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid This portrait is one of Dürer’s great creations. It offers a three-quarters view of an unidentified person. Dürer places him in front…

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Self-portrait (1498)

Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528) Self-portrait 1498 Oil on panel, 52 x 41 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid In the same year that he published the Apocalipsis cum figuris, Dürer painted himself as a gentleman, dressed in light toned clothes and looking his…

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Lot and His Daughters (c.1496-1499)

Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528) Lot and His Daughters (reverse) c.1496–1499 Oil on panel, 52.4 x 42.2 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington This scene is painted on the reverse side of Dürer‘s Madonna and Child. The story of Lot and his daughters…

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