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DÜRER, Albrecht: Sudarium Spread Out by an Angel

🖼 Sudarium Spread Out by an Angel, 1516
Etching
185 × 184 cm
Chicago, USA

Luminous folds of cloth dominate the composition as an angel displays the shroud of Christ with delicate precision, rendered through intricate engraving technique. Dürer's 1516 print transforms a religious relic into a meditation on divine presence and artistic mastery, bridging Italian Renaissance ideals with Northern European craftsmanship.

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