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SKETCHES, DRAWINGS AND ENGRAVINGS

urer’s graphic works have taken a big part of his creative work. Some of them are considered as masterpieces. There are around 60 graphic works of the painter shown here.

Sketches and Drawings - this section contains some drawings and sketches, made with coal, ink and silverpoint. Some of them had been made in the youth of the painter.

Copper Engravings - here, you will be able to find some of the best- known etchings and engravings “dry-point”. Among them are the famous works of Durer “The Knight, Death and the Devil”, ”St. Jerome” and ”Melencolia I” as much as many others as well.

Woodcuts - Without hesitation Durer is considered as one of the best masters of wood engravings. By such a complicated technique he had made a few series, which subjects are based on Bible’s parables, as well as different separated lives. The paintings shown in this section are from the series ”Apocalypse” and ”The life of Diva Maria”.

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