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DÜRER, Albrecht: Head of a Negro

🖼 Head of a Negro, 1508
Charcoal
320 × 218 cm
Vienna, Austria

Charcoal and chalk render a face with penetrating gaze and sculptural precision, each feature carefully modeled. Dürer's study documents his fascination with human diversity and portraiture mastery during the Renaissance, capturing individual dignity.

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