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Albrecht Dürer
(30th May, 1471 - 16th Apr, 1528)
La Prudence
Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / Thierry Ollivier
musée du Louvre
http://www.louvre.fr
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Keywords:
Renaissance (European)
mirror
standing (pose)
Allegory of Prudence
tarot
woman
compasses
figure study
dragon (mythical monster)
carefulness
drapery
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About the artwork
Title:
La Prudence
Periods:
16th century
renaissance
15th century
XVth century
XVIth century
Techniques:
brown ink
pen (drawing)
Dimensions:
172 x 103
Inventory number:
INV18958-recto
Detail:
Ce dessin appartient à une série de sept, tous dessinés d'après des tarots. 35e planche de la suite des Tarots dits de Mantegna, et 5e pièce du groupe B
Location:
musée du Louvre
About the author(s)
Author:
Albrecht Dürer
Born:
30th May, 1471
Dead:
16th Apr, 1528
Country:
Saint-Empire romain germanique
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
Albrecht Dürer
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; 21 May 1471 – 6 April 1528) was a painter, printmaker and theorist of the German Renaissance. Born in Nuremberg, Dürer established his reputation and influence across Europe when he was still in his twenties, due to his high-quality woodcut prints. He was in communication with the major Italian artists of his time, including Raphael, Giovanni Bellini and Leonardo da Vinci, and from 1512 he was patronized by emperor Maximilian I. His…
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