Hands apostle

Date: 1508
Medium: drawing with pen and ink
Location: Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Vienna, Austria
Dimensions: 19 x 29

Processing this image uses Dürer white and ink on a self-made colored blue paper. The drawing shows two men clasped hands, the rest of the body except the indicated sleeves ohrnutých not shown. According to speculation it could be on hand the master himself. This is a sketch of the hands of the apostle, which was to be shown in the middle panel of the triptych altar Heller, who was, however, in 1729, destroyed by fire. Total Dürer created 18 other sketches for the altar piece.

Dürer painted picture Hands apostle in 1508. Prevailing color of this fine art print is b&W and its shape is portrait. Original size is 19 x 29. This art piece is located in Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Vienna, Austria. 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.