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DÜRER, Albrecht: Madonna and Child (Haller Madonna)

🖼 Madonna and Child (Haller Madonna), c. 1498
Oil on wood
50 × 39 cm
Washington, USA

Madonna and Child (Haller Madonna) Created at the height of the Northern Renaissance, Dürer's intimate portrayal of the Virgin and Child demonstrates his masterful synthesis of Flemish detail and Italian compositional harmony. The work showcases the artist's technical virtuosity in rendering delicate textures and luminous surfaces while maintaining the spiritual warmth characteristic of German devotional art. Named after its original patron, this image exemplifies how Dürer elevated the Madonna theme into a deeply human yet transcendent encounter between mother and infant.

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E. H. Gombrich
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