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DÜRER, Albrecht: Man of Sorrows, Seated

🖼 Man of Sorrows, Seated, 1515
Etching, first state of three
112 × 66 cm
New York, USA

Hunched shoulders and downcast gaze convey profound anguish in this seated figure, rendered through fine engraving lines that model form with austere precision. Dürer's Christ embodies Northern Renaissance spirituality, transforming classical suffering into intimate, psychological meditation on human pain and divine sacrifice.

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