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DÜRER, Albrecht: Apollo with the Solar Disc

🖼 Apollo with the Solar Disc, c. 1504
Pen
285 × 202 cm
London, United Kingdom

Golden light radiates from the solar disc as Apollo stands idealized, rendered with precise linear perspective and anatomical mastery. Dürer's engraving synthesizes classical mythology with Northern Renaissance technique, establishing the artist's reputation across Europe and defining printmaking's intellectual possibilities.

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