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DÜRER, Albrecht: Pine

🖼 Pine, 1495-97
Watercolour and gouache on paper
295 × 196 cm
London, United Kingdom

Delicate needles and gnarled bark emerge through precise watercolor technique, capturing botanical specificity with scientific rigor. Dürer's study exemplifies Northern Renaissance naturalism, elevating humble plant subjects to worthy artistic and intellectual investigation.

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