Saint Sebastian Bound to the Tree Albrecht Dürer

A very fine lifetime Meder a impression, printing sharp with fine details, trimmed to or just inside the borderline, with thread margins in places. Dürer depicts the saint bound to a tree, his arms raised above his head, emphasising the physical suffering of the human body in a manner rooted in the Northern European pictorial tradition. In this respect, the composition contrasts with Dürer’s earlier engraving 'Saint Sebastian Bound to the Column' of circa 1499, which reveals a more classical, Italianate approach. – With some skilfully repaired areas of paper thinning and small paper losses. Some staining. Verso with remnants of old adhesive in places, otherwise in good condition. | 1471 - Nuremberg - 1528 | 15.-18. Jahrhundert | Druckgrafik | Nummer: 26x2103 | Provenance: Hungarian National Gallery (Országos Képtár), Budapest, verso with its collector’s stamp (Lugt 2000) and the duplicate stamp ‘Duplicatum Budapest‘.

Estimate:£4,004.61

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