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DÜRER, Albrecht: Small Passion: 32. Christ and the Disciples at Emmaus

🖼 Small Passion: 32. Christ and the Disciples at Emmaus, 1511
Woodcut
London, United Kingdom

Intimate candlelight illuminates Christ's revelation to two disciples at table, rendered in Dürer's precise woodcut technique with extraordinary detail. This scene from the Small Passion series captures the miraculous moment of recognition, demonstrating Northern Renaissance mastery of spiritual narrative through domestic setting.

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