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DÜRER, Albrecht: The Painter Lucas van Leyden

🖼 The Painter Lucas van Leyden, 1521
Silverpoint drawing on paper
244 × 171 cm
Tournai, France

Soft light models the contemplative face of a fellow artist, rendered in delicate silverpoint with penetrating realism. This rare portrait documents Dürer's encounter with the innovative Netherlandish printmaker, capturing mutual artistic respect between Renaissance masters.

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