Albrecht Dürer
Self portrait
c.1500

It bears the inscription “I, Albrect Dürer of Nuremberg, have painted my likeness at the age of 28 years in my proper colours.”

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Cradle
Florence
c1570

Walnut with remains of gilded and painted decoration.

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A young man with a death's head drawn by Lucas van Leyden, 1519.
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Nicolaus Kratzer
Hans Holbein

The German born mathematician, astronomer, and horologist. spent most of his professional life in England

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Suchtelen Book of Hours
c.1500
Flemish

The Suchtelen Hours is a fine example of artists working in the style of the Master of the Prayerbooks.

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