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DÜRER, Albrecht: Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand

🖼 Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand, c. 1496
Woodcut
39 × 28 cm
Vienna, Austria

Dense chaos erupts across this woodcut: thousands of writhing bodies, tortures, and executions rendered in intricate detail across mountainous terrain. Dürer's ambitious composition synthesizes Northern Renaissance precision with apocalyptic religious fervor, establishing the print as a masterwork of technical virtuosity and spiritual intensity.

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