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DÜRER, Albrecht: Head of an Apostle Looking Upward

🖼 Head of an Apostle Looking Upward, 1508
Brush drawing with white highlights on a dark ground
288 × 207 cm
Berlin, Germany

Upward gaze rendered in delicate pen strokes captures spiritual intensity and intricate facial anatomy. Dürer's study demonstrates mastery of human expression and established the apostle portrait as a vehicle for exploring divine emotion and technical virtuosity in Northern Renaissance art.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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