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Charles Sumner: “His prints are numerous, and many are regarded with favor; but in the long list not one is so sure of that longevity…”

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His prints are numerous, and many are regarded with favor; but in the long list not one is so sure of that longevity allotted to Art as his portrait of Titian, which bears date 1587, eleven years after the death of the latter.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner highlights the enduring significance of Dürer's portrait of Titian in the art world.

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