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DÜRER, Albrecht: View of Nuremberg

🖼 View of Nuremberg, 1496-97
Watercolour and gouache
163 × 344 cm
Hamburg, Germany

Panoramic precision captures Nuremberg's skyline with intricate detail and atmospheric perspective, each spire and building rendered in meticulous line work. Dürer's topographical masterpiece established the German Renaissance standard for city views, blending scientific observation with artistic virtuosity.

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