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The Arms of the German Empire and the City of Nuremberg

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NOTE: All Giclee prints on PAPER are printed and cut to exact size. If you would like extra paper around your print please let us know. We can add an extra 1/4" or 1/2" of paper on all sides upon request. This selection does not apply for the stretched canvas or framed products.

SKU: TRG-PRINT-METM-388802 Category: Giclee Prints Artist: Dürer, Albrecht

Description

The Arms of the German Empire and the City of Nuremberg places heraldic shields at the center of a richly ornamented gathering, surrounded by lively figures and curling details. The Arms of the German Empire and the City of Nuremberg brings two forms of public identity into a shared ceremonial image. Its clear central emblems anchor an abundance of smaller forms that reward close examination.

Dated 1521, the woodcut uses strong contours to distinguish the shields from the surrounding decorative movement. Repeated curves, folds and interwoven details keep the eye circulating through the composition, while the overall symmetry preserves a sense of stability. Its appeal lies in that meeting of formality and animation. A device intended to represent authority and civic association becomes a complex visual world, rich enough to invite attention beyond the first recognition of its symbols.

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