I just love Albrecht Dürer to pieces. You can practically hear the wind blowing over the grasses.

"The Great Piece of Turf"
Watercolor, pen and ink
1503

@sarahc I love him, too. I remember at some point hearing or reading about how highly he regarded himself (to understate it maybe), and I’ve always thought you can’t really blame him!

@CeciliaBell @sarahc for context, he drew this self-portrait, using a difficult method like silverpoint, when he was thirteen.

man was a genius. man *knew* he was a genius.

@ha_irei As I said, you can't blame him. @sarahc