Artwork · 16th century · Albrecht Dürer

Albrecht Dürer, Music-Making Angels, 1521

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Music-Making Angels

Albrecht Dürer1521Pen and brown ink16.9 × 22.3 cm

The painter

Albrecht Dürer

1471–1528

When painting this, the artist was about 50 years old

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Music-Making AngelsAlbrecht Dürer · 1521 · Pyeongye
About this work
Artist
Albrecht Dürer · 1471–1528
Date
1521
Medium
Pen and brown ink
Size
16.9 × 22.3 cm
Collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Image
Original long edge 3828px · shown at 2560px
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