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DÜRER, Albrecht: Five Male Nudes

🖼 Five Male Nudes, 1526
Pen
185 × 195 cm
Berlin, Germany

Five intertwined male figures display anatomical precision through precise line work, their bodies rendered in classical contrapposto poses. Dürer's study demonstrates Renaissance mastery of human form and proportion, establishing anatomical standards that influenced Northern European art for generations.

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