Self-Portrait with thistle

Date: 1493
Medium: oil on vellum
Location: Louvre, Paris, France
Dimensions: 56.5 x 44.5

The painting depicts a young man with long hair and a red cap on his head, probably from the early 16th century. He has a carefully rendered garment with a white patch and a black shirt with decorative details. The man holds a dry dandelion flower in his right hand. The background is dark, which enhances the figure and clothing. At the top of the painting is the date 1503 in red.

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Dürer painted picture Self-Portrait with thistle in 1493. Prevailing color of this fine art print is dark and its shape is portrait. Original size is 56.5 x 44.5. This art piece is located in Louvre, Paris, France. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528). German painter whose work was produced in a period of great social movements associated with the Reformation. He represents a turning point of the German Gothic style. His creativity, vigour and sensitivity led to the creation of rich and perfect art. Contact with Italian artists allowed him to transfer inspiration from the Renaissance style (humanism, Greco-Roman classicism, Mediterranean bright colors, etc.) to the height of the German Gothic.