Albrecht Dürer’s Praying Hands: The Hand Is Art

Authors

  • Brandon A Haghverdian University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
  • David A Daar New York University Medical Center

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2017-03-21

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Haghverdian, B. A., & Daar, D. A. (2017). Albrecht Dürer’s Praying Hands: The Hand Is Art. Ars Medica, 12(1). Retrieved from https://ars-medica.ca/index.php/journal/article/view/344

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