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DÜRER, Albrecht: Small Passion: 35. The Descent of the Holy Spirit

🖼 Small Passion: 35. The Descent of the Holy Spirit, 1511
Woodcut
London, United Kingdom

Flames and light descend upon gathered apostles in dynamic woodcut composition, their bodies twisting upward in spiritual fervor. Dürer's Small Passion series democratized religious narrative through affordable prints, making sacred drama accessible to ordinary believers across Northern Europe.

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