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DÜRER, Albrecht: The Penance of St John Chrysostom

🖼 The Penance of St John Chrysostom, c. 1496
Engraving
180 × 119 cm
New York, USA

Golden light bathes a penitent saint amid rocky wilderness, rendered in Dürer's precise Northern Renaissance technique with intricate detail and atmospheric depth. The print exemplifies devotional intensity while establishing Dürer's mastery of engraving, influencing religious imagery across Europe for centuries.

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