Who made “Praying Hands”?

“Praying Hands” was made by Albrecht Dürer in 1508. Where to see it: Albertina.

What to look for

Albrecht Dürer: needle-sharp detail, wiry outlines and German precision — every hair and blade of grass counted; also engravings full of fine hatching.

Albrecht Dürer (21 May 1471 – 6 April 1528), sometimes spelled in English as Durer or Duerer, was a German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the German Renaissance. Born in Nuremberg, Dürer established his reputation and influence across Europe in his twenties due to his high-quality woodcut prints. Wikipedia

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More by Albrecht Dürer

“Self-Portrait with Fur-Trimmed Robe”, 1500
“Young Hare”, 1502
“Adam and Eve”, 1507
“The Rhinoceros”, 1512
“Self-Portrait”, 1498
“Feast of the Rosary”, 1506
“Portrait of the Artist Holding a Thistle”, 1493
“Knight, Death, and the Devil”, 1513