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Illustrations of history

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This magazine is for sharing artwork of historical events, places, personages, etc. Scale models and the like also welcome!

Generally speaking, actual photos of a historical item should go to !historyartifacts@lemmy.world

Photos of ruins should go to !historyruins@lemmy.world

Photos of the past should go to !HistoryPorn@lemmy.world

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[–] Successful_Try543 18 points 1 day ago

*Durer or better Dürer. Albrecht Durer was one of the best painters of his time. His self esteem made him the first marking his works with a trademark like monograph (AD) or depicting himself in a manner that would have usually be common for Jesus Christ.

Albrecht Dürer – Self Portrait

Albrecht Dürer - Self Portrait