DÜRER, Albrecht
(b. 1471, Nürnberg, d. 1528, Nürnberg)

Winged Man, in Idealistic Clothing, Playing a Lute

1497
Silverpoint on dark paper, with white highlights, 268 x 195 mm
Staatliche Museen, Berlin

The statuesque model was also available to the artist during his work on The Apocalypse. In that series the head recurs not only in the destroying angels, but also in the apocalyptic horsemen and the angels that calm the winds.




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