Albrecht Dürer's "The Death of Mary" (woodcut, 1510)


	Albrecht Dürer's "The Death of Mary" (woodcut, 1510)

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11-12-2007 5:40 PM

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enbar says:

Besides being a beautiful piece of religious art, also shows what an early modern deathbed scene might have looked like. Update: If you like this, visit this page.

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11-12-2007 7:02 PM

haraya

Albrecht Durer! I love his Knight, Death, and the Devil, Melancholia, Man Drawing a Lute, Four Horsemen... I can go on and on.

11-12-2007 9:19 PM

enbar

Update: I added this link to the description.

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