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DÜRER, Albrecht: „Sylvan Men“ with Heraldic Shields

🖼 „Sylvan Men“ with Heraldic Shields, 1499
Oil on lindenwoodand
49.3 × 15.9 cm
Munich, Germany

Rendered in meticulous line work, two muscular forest creatures flank ornate heraldic shields in a dense woodland composition. Dürer's 1499 engraving synthesizes Northern Renaissance printmaking with classical allegory, establishing the artist's mastery of intricate detail and symbolic form.

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