Saint Michael Fighting the Dragon
Albrecht Dürer · probably c. 1496/1498 (published 1511) · woodcut
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About this picture
Saint Michael Fighting the Dragon is a public-domain illustration by Albrecht Dürer, dated probably c. 1496/1498 (published 1511). Woodcut. The file comes from National Gallery of Art.
“Saint Michael Fighting the Dragon” (probably c. 1496/1498 (published 1511)) is the kind of engraving or woodcut Dürer sent across Europe, modeling form with line rather than with a wash of color.
About the artist
Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) was a German painter and printmaker in Nuremberg. His engravings and woodcuts circulated across Europe and taught other artists his way of modeling with line.
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