Portrait of Oswolt Krel: "Sylvan Men" with Heraldic Shields of Oswolt Krel
1500
oil
panel
From the collection of Bavarian State Painting Collections
1500
oil
panel
From the collection of Bavarian State Painting Collections
Portrait of Oswolt Krel: "Sylvan Men" with Heraldic Shields of Oswolt Krel is a 1500 oil by Albrecht Dürer, a Northern Renaissance work, held at Bavarian State Painting Collections.
This painting shows a man in a green, furry cloak, holding a branch above his head. He has a white headband and a long white beard. Below him is a shield with a man holding two curved objects. The man on the shield is wearing a brown tunic and has a long brown beard. The background of the painting is dark, with some lighter areas around the man's head and the shield. This painting is by Albrecht Dürer, a German artist who worked in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. You can find more of his work at the Alte Pinakothek.
Albrecht Dürer spent his life in Nuremberg, a busy German city where artists traded prints like currency.
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