The port of Antwerp during Scheldetor 1520
albrechtdurer
albertinamuseum
drawing, ink, pencil
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drawing
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medieval
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landscape
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ink
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sketch
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pencil
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line
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cityscape
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northern-renaissance
"The Port of Antwerp during Scheldetor" is a pen and ink drawing by the German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer. Dated 1520, the work captures a bustling port scene. The image shows a line of ships docked at the harbor, with a walled city in the background. This detailed drawing offers a glimpse into the bustling port of Antwerp, an important commercial center in the 16th century, and showcases Dürer's keen observation of the world around him. The drawing is held in the Albertina in Vienna, Austria.
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