DÜRER, Albrecht: Courtyard of the Former Castle in Innsbruck with Clouds
Towering castle walls frame a sunlit courtyard rendered in precise watercolor and gouache, with dramatic clouds dominating the sky. Dürer's 1494 study revolutionized landscape art by treating architectural space and atmosphere with equal compositional weight, establishing nature as worthy subject matter for Northern Renaissance masters.
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