This sculpture shows two hands in prayer from a Durer painting. In 1507, Durer was commissioned by the wealthy merchant, Jacob Heller, to paint a triptych for the altar of the Dominican church in Frankfurt, based on the theme of the ascension of Mary. The Heller altar was soon so famous that Elector Maximilian of Bavaria had the central panel added to his own art collection. The panel was lost in a fire in 1729, but well over twenty preliminary sketches have been preserved. Of these, the praying hands of an apostle is the most famous.
* Part of the Parastone Mouseion 3D Collection of museum replicas, adaptations and figurines.
* Color: Grey with nuances of light and dark to replicate the tones in the original drawing by Durer.
