Albrecht Dürer, 1505 - Savior of the world - fine art print

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In 1505 the painter Albrecht Dürer created this artwork. The beyond 510 year old original version had the following size: 22 7/8 x 18 1/2in (58,1 x 47cm) and was painted with the technique of oil on linden. This artwork is part of the The Metropolitan Museum of Art's digital collection. With courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931 (public domain license). Creditline of the artwork: The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931. Besides, the alignment of the digital reproduction is in portrait format and has an image ratio of 1 : 1.2, which implies that the length is 20% shorter than the width. Albrecht Dürer was a painter, whose artistic style was primarily Northern Renaissance. The German artist was born in 1471 and passed away at the age of 57 in the year 1528.

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This picture of Christ as Savior of the World, who raises his right hand in blessing and in his left holds a globe representing the earth, can be appreciated both as a painting and as a drawing. Albrecht Dürer, the premier artist of the German Renaissance, probably began this work shortly before he departed for Italy in 1505, but completed only the drapery. His unusually extensive and meticulous preparatory drawing on the panel is visible in the unfinished portions of Christ's face and hands.