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DÜRER, Albrecht: Coat of Arms of the House of Dürer

🖼 Coat of Arms of the House of Dürer, 1523
Woodcut
Nuremberg, Germany

Intricate heraldic symbols interlock across this woodcut—a shield displaying a crowned lion, flanked by ornamental flourishes rendered with Dürer's precise line work. The coat of arms asserts the artist's family status and professional prestige in Renaissance Nuremberg society.

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E. H. Gombrich
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