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Albrecht Dürer 1471–1528
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He did not merely observe the surface of things; he applied a rigorous, analytical approach to the way light falls upon a limb or how a body occupies space. He took the meticulous, sharp-edged precision of the Northern European tradition and infused it with the grace and harmonious composition he encountered in Italy. Even in his later years, his curiosity remained active, leading him through the Netherlands between 1520 and 1521.
Where to see In London, the British Museum holds a vast assembly of sixty-seven of his works, offering a deep look into the precision of his vision.
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