City scene from a better age

For many people the German city of Nuremberg is synonymous with some of the uglier scenes of the 20th century – Nazi rallies and war trials – but lovers of Renaissance art are fortunate in being able to overlook these late historical blemishes.

During the 16th century the town was famous for its diptychs, from Albrecht Dürer’s 1507 painting of…

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