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Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam

Albrecht Dürer

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white portrait of a man wearing a large cap and robe sitting at a table. The man has his left hand on his face and holds a quill in his right hand over a writing box. An open book rests on a stand in front of him. The table he sits at has a vase with flowers on it to his left and an open book on the floor to his right. Behind him on the wall is a framed panel with writing on it. The man sits on a box with his right leg. The image conveys a sense of contemplation. The drawing or print is detailed with shading and lines.

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696 × 893 px
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