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St. Christopher with the Birds

Albrecht Dürer

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white image of St. Christopher carrying a child across a body of water on a horse. St. Christopher wears a crown and holds a staff. The child is wrapped in a cloth and sits on his right shoulder. A figure stands on the shore. Mountains and trees are in the background. Birds are flying in the sky. The image is a woodcut.

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618 × 893 px
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