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DÜRER, Albrecht: Study of Drapery

🖼 Study of Drapery, 1508
Brush drawing on a dark ground with white highlight
400 × 235 cm
Berlin, Germany

Soft brushwork renders voluminous fabric in meticulous detail, with light playing across delicate folds and shadows. Dürer's study demonstrates Renaissance mastery of form and texture, influencing generations of Northern European artists in depicting drapery with unprecedented naturalism.

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