Four Apostles

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Albrecht Dürer: Four Apostles

Plate 12: “Four Apostles,” oil on two wood panels by Albrecht Durer, 1526. In the Alte Pinakothek, Munich. Each panel 2.2 m x 77cm.

Four Apostles

painting by Albrecht Dürer

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Albrecht Dürer
Final works
…Dürer’s greatest paintings, the so-called Four Apostles (St. John, St. Peter, St. Paul, and St. Mark), was done in 1526. This work marks his final and certainly highest achievement as a painter. His delight in his own virtuosity no longer stifled the ideal of a spaciousness that is simple, yet…
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…Dürer’s greatest paintings, the so-called Four Apostles (St. John, St. Peter, St. Paul, and St. Mark), was done in 1526. This work marks his final and certainly highest achievement as a painter. His delight in his own virtuosity no longer stifled the ideal of a spaciousness that is simple, yet…
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Western painting
Germany
The Four Apostles of 1526 ultimately derives from the wings of Bellini’s Frari altarpiece. Dürer’s close association with the Venetian painter and admiration for his art can be seen in the broad simple folds of the drapery, the breadth of handling of the heads, and the…
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The Four Apostles of 1526 ultimately derives from the wings of Bellini’s Frari altarpiece. Dürer’s close association with the Venetian painter and admiration for his art can be seen in the broad simple folds of the drapery, the breadth of handling of the heads, and the…
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