Why is Dürer’s Self-Portrait so daring?
Channel: CREAR Art and Culture
Date: 2021-03-24

The first portrait to portray ordinary people from a frontal position, as was reserved only for Christ, it is one of Durer’s most recognizable and iconic paintings, a fundamental reference of the Renaissance.

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Artworks featured:
Albrecht Dürer, Self-Portrait at the Age of 28 (1500), Alte Pinakothek.
Petrus Christus, Head of Christ (c. 1445), The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Hans Memling, Christ Giving His Blessing (1478), Norton Simon Museum.
Gerard David, Head of Christ (c. 1480-1520), Carnegie Museum of Art.
Leonardo da Vinci, Salvator Mundi (c. 1500), Louvre Abu Dhabi.