Dürer, Portrait of his father

Dürer painted his father’s portrait when he was 62, and himself just 19. He painted him to show him what he was able to do and as a sign of affection.

We analyze this painting today: I invite you to see all the details in our presentation.

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Sources: Anselewsky, F. Albrecht Dürer: das Malerische Werk. Berlin, Deutsches Verlag für Kunstwissenschaft, 1971;

Wolf, H. Durero. Köln, Taschen, 2010

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