sep 26, 1508 - Durer - Praying Hands
Description:
Praying Hands is arguably Durer’s best-known painting. Done with ink on blue paper, the drawing is simple – it shows two male hands in the act of prayer. Durer completed it as a sketch for a painted altarpiece, which was subsequently destroyed by a fire in 1729. In the modern era, Praying Hands has become an international symbol of piety and is surely one of the most reproduced images to date.Added to timeline:
Date:
sep 26, 1508
Now
~ 517 years ago