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Albrecht Durer.
ALBRECHT DURER: "Saint Eustace". 1501
Print from the 19th century
According to legend, Saint Eustace was martyred in 118 AD, by order of the Roman Emperor Hadrian. He was a pagan general, converted to Christianity, after having had a vision of the Cross, while hunting the deer; He heard a divine voice prophesying his misfortune.
Albrecht Dürer, (1471-1528) in Nuremberg.
Illustrious Draftsman, Engraver and Painter of the German Renaissance, he most often signs with his monogram.
He travels a lot, especially in Italy, where he is inspired by new pictorial currents: He is illustrated in his famous series of the Apocalypse, or even in Venice with The Virgin of the Rosary.
In 1512, he became Court Painter to Maximilian I of Habsburg.
In 1526 he painted the Four Apostles.
At his peak, he distinguished himself by his rigorous drawings, so faithful to the reality of nature and landscapes.
Print from the 19th century
According to legend, Saint Eustace was martyred in 118 AD, by order of the Roman Emperor Hadrian. He was a pagan general, converted to Christianity, after having had a vision of the Cross, while hunting the deer; He heard a divine voice prophesying his misfortune.
Albrecht Dürer, (1471-1528) in Nuremberg.
Illustrious Draftsman, Engraver and Painter of the German Renaissance, he most often signs with his monogram.
He travels a lot, especially in Italy, where he is inspired by new pictorial currents: He is illustrated in his famous series of the Apocalypse, or even in Venice with The Virgin of the Rosary.
In 1512, he became Court Painter to Maximilian I of Habsburg.
In 1526 he painted the Four Apostles.
At his peak, he distinguished himself by his rigorous drawings, so faithful to the reality of nature and landscapes.
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