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Adolf Hitler

German, 1889 - 1945

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Albrecht Dürer, Male Nude with a Lion [verso], c. 1500, pen and brown ink on laid paper, Woodner Collection, 1991.182.11.b

Male Nude with a Lion [verso]

Albrecht Dürer · c. 1500 · pen and brown ink on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1991.182.11.b

Against a dark background, an abundant, colorful arrangement of flowers and fruit fills this vertical still life painting. Set on a stone ledge, a barely visible terracotta vase contains the overflowing bouquet of flowers and greenery. Carnations, tulips, peonies, roses, tuberoses, hops, and other flowers create swirling, circular patterns that sweep across the panel. A delicate stalk of wheat and a few long, thin stems create bright, sinuous lines that span the composition. Peaches and green and purple grapes are piled on the ledge to our right, and an orange butterfly perches below. Barely noticeable, small, pale blue, yellow, white, and orange butterflies hover around the arrangement, while small insects and flies crawl on a few of the flowers and pieces of fruit. Drops of water reflect the light on some of the greenery, fruit, and tulip petals. The flowers are strongly lit across the face of the arrangement, which creates deep shadows to the sides and back.
Jan van Huysum, Still Life with Flowers and Fruit, c. 1715, oil on panel, Patrons' Permanent Fund and Gift of Philip and Lizanne Cunningham, 1996.80.1

Still Life with Flowers and Fruit

Jan van Huysum · c. 1715 · oil on panel ·  Accession ID  1996.80.1

Albrecht Dürer, Male Nude Holding a Mirror [recto], c. 1500, pen and brown ink on laid paper; the paper has been pricked in several places with the points of a pair of compasses and indented lightly with a stylus, Woodner Collection, 1991.182.11.a

Male Nude Holding a Mirror [recto]

Albrecht Dürer · c. 1500 · pen and brown ink on laid paper; the paper has been pricked in several places with the points of a pair of compasses and indented lightly with a stylus ·  Accession ID  1991.182.11.a