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Masterpiece: hare - hair

"Young Hare" is a watercolor painting by German artist Albrecht Dürer. Painted in 1502 in his workshop, it is acknowledged as a masterpiece of observational art - you can even see a reflection of the window frame in the hare's eye.

 

For more information see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Hare

 

The hare is the most prominent object of the Albertina, museum of art in Vienna, Austria. In the permanent exhibition only a copy can be seen to protect the watercolors of this masterpiece.

The original will only be issued twice every five years, but now it is displayed in a spectacular "once-in-a-century " exhibition, presenting over 200 examples of Dürer’s drawings, printed graphics, and paintings, till January 6, 2020.

 

Alone because of this exhibition it is worth to visit Vienna!

www.albertina.at/en/exhibitions/albrecht-duerer/

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