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DÜRER, Albrecht: The Hermits St Anthony and St Paul

🖼 The Hermits St Anthony and St Paul, 1500-04
Woodcut
London, United Kingdom

Golden light penetrates a dense forest where two aged hermits kneel in prayer, rendered with Dürer's meticulous detail and intricate linework. This engraving exemplifies Northern Renaissance spirituality, merging religious devotion with nature's sublime wilderness in a composition that influenced German religious art.

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