How Albrecht Dürer made a statement through his studies

"All kinds of aesthetic decisions are taken that make the jump from an observation to a work of art."

"All kinds of aesthetic decisions are taken that make the jump from an observation to a work of art."

Curator Stijn Alsteens on a set of studies by Albrecht Dürer.

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Throughout 2013, The Met invited curators from across the Museum to each talk about one artwork that changed the way they see the world.

Photography by Mark Morosse

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Stijn Alsteens
Former Curator, Department of Drawings and Prints

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