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DÜRER, Albrecht: Study of Hands

🖼 Study of Hands, 1506
Pen and ink heightened with white on paper
206 × 185 cm
Braunschweig, Germany

Delicate silverpoint captures four hands in varied poses—clasped, gesturing, relaxed—rendered with anatomical precision and subtle modeling. Dürer's study exemplifies Renaissance mastery of human form, establishing hands as worthy subjects for intense artistic investigation.

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