Albrecht Durer: Praying Hands of an Apostle

Description: The Drawings of Albrecht Durer Praying Hands of an Apostle, c. 1508 Fine Art Reproduction Full Size Reproduction: 11.5 x 7.8 inches This reproduction is a new, individually printed and proofed, superior quality, giclee* process, fine art print. It is printed on 100% cotton rag acid-free, heavyweight fine art paper with a luxurious textured watercolor paper finish and archival pigment inks to ensure permanence. Created for collectors, it IS NOT A POSTER or mass produced print on low quality, inexpensive paper. Albrecht Durer(1471-1528) was the leading artist of the Northern Renaissance and the greatest printmaker in the history of western art. A prolific draftsman, he elevated the aesthetic quality of printmaking and put it on equal terms with the drawings and paintings of the Italian Renaissance. Artists across Europe admired and copied Dürer's innovative and powerful prints. His copperplate engravings of Knight, Death, and the Devil, Adam and Eve, Melencolia I and the woodcut of The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are still universally acclaimed today. Albrecht Dürer’s most popular and renowned drawing, Praying Hands of an Apostle, c. 1508, is a pen-and-ink drawing with brush and gray wash on blue colored prepared paper with white heightening. The drawing depicts two male hands, palm to palm praying, with sleeves partly rolled up. The drawing is a study for an apostles’ hand who was planned to be praying in the center panel of a triptych for an altarpiece – the Heller Alter, named after Jakob Heller who commissioned the work. Technically, Dürer's prints are exemplary for their detail and precision. The son of a goldsmith, Dürer was trained as a metalworker at a young age. He applied the same meticulous, exacting methods required in this delicate work to his drawings, paintings, woodcuts and engravings. He traveled to Italy in 1494, and returned again in 1505-6. Contact with Italian painters resonated deeply in his art. Dürer was also a great admirer of Leonardo da Vinci. He was intrigued by the Italian master's studies of the human figure, and after 1506 applied and adapted Leonardo's proportions to his own figures, as is evident in his drawings. Original Medium: Pen and ink drawing with brush and gray wash and white heightening on blue prepared paper: Heavyweight Fine Art Paper; pigment inks Image Size 11.5 x 7.8 inches – actual size (printed on larger 16 x 13 inchpaper to allow ample borders for matting and framing) About Our Prints The brilliant colors and fine line detail of our reproductions offer the best quality for price performance available online or in shops today. We guarantee that you will be pleased with the superior quality of our prints and encourage you to review our detailed feedback profile comments from past buyers: “Gorgeous, superior quality prints.” “Definitely the best print I have ever bought on Ebay” “Its beautiful! Great addition to my collection.” I invite you to view the other superior quality prints I also have on sale in my eBay Store, Da Vinci Art Prints or by clicking on ‘See other items’ at the top of this listing. Please email me with any questions **the giclee process produces a superior quality, fine art reproduction from a high-resolution digital file of an image. The file is then printed with a high-resolution photo generation printer on a fine art paper. Most artists and working photographers today use the giclee process to produce reproductions of their original artwork and photographs. As with any original art or fine art reproduction, it is recommended that prints are framed and displayed under glass to prevent color fade or shift over the years. Shipping Policy: Combined Shipping Costs on Multiple Print Orders Since I offer multiple Fine Art Reproductions on eBay concurrently, I combine orders to reduce your mailing costs. For multiple print orders please request invoice that will include final shipping and handling charges. US First Class Mail & First Class Mail International

Price: 13.99 USD

Location: Lincroft, New Jersey

End Time: 2024-02-03T20:24:38.000Z

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