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DÜRER, Albrecht: Crab

🖼 Crab, 1495
Watercolour and gouache
263 × 355 cm
Rotterdam, Netherlands

Rendered with meticulous detail, this crustacean displays Dürer's mastery of line and naturalistic observation through precise engraving technique. The work exemplifies Renaissance scientific curiosity, transforming humble marine life into a study of form that influenced natural history illustration for centuries.

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