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drawing in the shape of the nose, and in having a short beard, bears a remarkable
resemblance to the portrait of Michelangelo, whose style had already been discerned
in the central figure, after which the etching has been named (not by Bartsch but by
Retberg) “ the man in despair.” Gronau developes the theory, already started by
Thausing, that this etching is evidence of some acquaintance on Diirer’s part, how-
ever obtained, with the work of Michelangelo. The Cupid in the Victoria and Albert
Museum is the piece of sculpture most definitely pointed out as being allied to Diirer’s
central figure.
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resemblance to the portrait of Michelangelo, whose style had already been discerned
in the central figure, after which the etching has been named (not by Bartsch but by
Retberg) “ the man in despair.” Gronau developes the theory, already started by
Thausing, that this etching is evidence of some acquaintance on Diirer’s part, how-
ever obtained, with the work of Michelangelo. The Cupid in the Victoria and Albert
Museum is the piece of sculpture most definitely pointed out as being allied to Diirer’s
central figure.
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