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DÜRER, Albrecht: Head of a Young Man

🖼 Head of a Young Man, 1503
Metalpoint and pen and brown ink on gray prepared paper
223 × 181 cm
Williamstown, USA

Soft brushwork renders a young man's delicate features in three-quarter view, his gaze distant and contemplative. Dürer's intimate study demonstrates Northern Renaissance mastery of psychological portraiture and human anatomy, establishing the artist's reputation across Europe.

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E. H. Gombrich
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