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Portrait of Frederick III of Saxony

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Dürer portrayed Frederick's bust from three-quarters, looking right, above a dark green background. Elements such as the parapet on which his arms lie, or the hands holding a roll, were typical of
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Frederick's imperious personality, as well as his status, are emphasized by the large beret and by his determined glance
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76 cm × 57 cm (30 in × 22 in)
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The painting was one of the first commissions received from
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Albrecht Dürer
Gemäldegalerie
Berlin
tempera
Albrecht Dürer
Gemäldegalerie
Berlin
Frederick III, Elector of Saxony
Seven Sorrows Polyptych
Dresden Altarpiece
engraving
Flemish art
List of paintings by Albrecht Dürer
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Albrecht Dürer
List of paintings
Portrait Diptych of Dürer's Parents
Portrait of Frederick III of Saxony
St. Jerome in the Wilderness
Portrait of Dürer's Father at 70
Haller Madonna
Lot and His Daughters
Lamentation of Christ (Nuremberg)
Hercules Killing the Stymphalian Birds
Lamentation of Christ (Munich)
Adoration of the Magi
Bagnacavallo Madonna

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