For truly art lies hidden in nature; whoever can draw it out possesses it.
Dann wahrhaftig steckt die Kunst in der Natur, wer sie heraus kann reißen, der hat sie.
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Albrecht Dürer
Born in Nuremberg in 1471, Durer merged Italian humanism with Northern precision through engravings and woodcuts. Melencolia I and his self-portraits remain landmarks of artistic ambition.
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