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Jakob II Fugger,called "The Rich" (1459-1525), merchant and moneylender to Emperor Karl V. The Fugger loan assured Karl the election by the German prince-electors. Copy after Duerer. Limewood,64 x 49,5 cm. Inv.Kat.557
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Jakob II Fugger,called "The Rich" (1459-1525), merchant and moneylender...

Vue du Val d'Arco dans le Tyrol meridional. Aquarelle,plume et ancre brune,rehauts de brun, reprise a l'encre noire.Annote par Duerer,en encre brune et plume, "Fenedier klawsen",1495. 22,3 x 22,3 cm INV 18579 recto.
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Vue du Val d'Arco dans le Tyrol meridional. Aquarelle,plume et ancre...

Head of the Dead Christ, 1503. Dramatic drawing of the dead Christ.The Crown of Thorns pierces his forehead; the long strands of hair hang limply down, the curls of his beard stand out. The text,written by the artist, says that Duerer made "two faces" when he was ill that year. PD,SI 5218-29
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Head of the Dead Christ, 1503. Dramatic drawing of the dead Christ.The Crown of...

"The Sun,the Moon and a Basilisk", around 1512. The sun, the moon and the basilisk (half eagle, half serpent,hatched from a cock's egg by a serpent), together represent Eternity. This small drawing is a fragment from a translation of the "Hieroglyphica" by Horapollo, translated by Willibald Pirkheimer, a foremost humanist and close friend of Duerer. PD 1932-7-9-2
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"The Sun,the Moon and a Basilisk", around 1512. The sun, the moon and the basili...

'Head of a Woman', 1520. Woman's face with closed eyes; the light falls down the exact centre of her face with the left side in shadow. Her closed eyes and her ideal face may reflect Dürer's construction of an ideal, and not a real head studied from life, although it could be an idealisation of a real model. Dürer was deeply interested in the ideal, human form and had travelled to Italy to study classical sculptures and their proportions. For Dürer, the chief purpose of these theoretical studies was to discover the mathematical proportions of the ideal human body. From his research, he wrote an important treatise, Four Books on Human Proportion. PD, Sl 5218-43
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'Head of a Woman', 1520. Woman's face with closed eyes; the light falls down the...

Saint Jerome in his study. (title page of the Letters of Saint Jerome, "Epistolae beati Hieronymi", printed by Nicolas Kessler, Basel, 8 August 1492.) Woodcut, 192 x 135mm. (Vol.1. fol. A1r.)
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Saint Jerome in his study. (title page of the Letters of Saint Jerome, "Epistola...

The Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand. Around 1496. Woodcut, 388 x 283mm. (monogrammed)
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The Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand. Around 1496. Woodcut, 388 x 283mm. (monogra...

Ercules (Hercules killing the Molionides; Hercules and Cacus). Around 1496. Woodcut, 388 x 282mm. (monogrammed)
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Ercules (Hercules killing the Molionides; Hercules and Cacus). Around 1496. Woo...

The Knight and the Landsknecht. Around 1496. Woodcut, 391 x 284mm. (monogrammed)
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The Knight and the Landsknecht. Around 1496. Woodcut, 391 x 284mm. (monogramme...

The Men's Bath. Around 1496/97. Woodcut, 394 x 284mm. (monogrammed)
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The Men's Bath. Around 1496/97. Woodcut, 394 x 284mm. (monogrammed)

The Martyrdom of Saint Catherine of Alexandria. Around 1498. Woodcut, 389 x 284mm. (monogrammed)
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The Martyrdom of Saint Catherine of Alexandria. Around 1498. Woodcut, 389 x 284...

Samson killing the Lion. Around 1497/98. Woodcut, 382 x 278mm. (monogrammed)
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Samson killing the Lion. Around 1497/98. Woodcut, 382 x 278mm. (monogrammed)