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DÜRER, Albrecht: Iris

🖼 Iris, c. 1503
Brush, pen, ink, watercolour and body-colour, height 77cm
Hamburg, Germany

Delicate watercolor captures iris petals with botanical precision, rendered in jewel-toned purples and greens against pale ground. Dürer's scientific observation merged art with nature study, establishing the flower study as a Renaissance genre that bridged craft and fine art.

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