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DÜRER, Albrecht: Head of an Angel

🖼 Head of an Angel, 1506
Brush drawing on blue Venetian paper
270 × 208 cm
Vienna, Austria

Soft brushwork renders a youth's delicate features in three-quarter view, with curled hair and gentle gaze suggesting divine innocence. Dürer's study demonstrates his mastery of portraiture and ideal beauty, influencing Renaissance representations of celestial beings across Northern Europe.

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