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DÜRER, Albrecht: Head of St Mark

🖼 Head of St Mark, 1526
Chalk with white highlights
373 × 265 cm
Berlin, Germany

Intense psychological penetration marks this charcoal study of an apostle's weathered face, rendered with meticulous attention to aging skin and spiritual contemplation. Dürer captures raw human vulnerability through portraiture, establishing the apostle's dignified inner life—a revolutionary approach to religious subject matter.

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