Woodblock for Samson Rending the Lion, ca. 1497–98, Pear wood, Overall: 15 3/8 x 11 in. (39.1 x 27.9 cm), Blocks, Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471–1528 Nuremberg), Albrecht Dürer's remarkable woodcuts were created by printing blocks such as this one, typically carved from a fruit wood, onto a sheet of paper. Whether Dürer cut his own woodblocks or drew the design on the block and commissioned a highly skilled woodcutter to do the actual carving remains an open question
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Woodblock, Samson Rending, Lion, ca, 1497–98, Pear wood, Overall, 15 3/8 x 11, 39.1 27.9 cm, Blocks, Albrecht Dürer, German, Nuremberg, 1471–1528, remarkable woodcuts, created, printing blocks, typically carved, fruit, sheet, paper, Whether, cut, own woodblocks, drew, design, block, commissioned, highly skilled, woodcutter, do, actual carving, remains, open question
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