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Art of the Lithograph: Three Designs from Dürer’s Prayer Book, Plate V

Alois Senefelder

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows a page with four black and white illustrations and some text. The top left illustration depicts an angel with long hair and large wings standing on a cloud, wearing a long dress and having hands clasped in prayer. The top right illustration shows a grotesque creature with horns and a long neck. The bottom illustration depicts a man with a spear fighting a boar ridden by a woman; the man wears a hat and loose-fitting clothing, while the woman wears a dress and a hat. The page has a beige background with brown spots, indicating aging. The text in the center appears to be written in cursive and is in a foreign language. The page is marked with the Roman numeral "V" at the top center.

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685 × 893 px
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