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Albrecht Dürer signature
A delicate lower loop opens the first group of this narrow specimen.
What does Albrecht Dürer’s signature look like?
A delicate lower loop opens the first group of this narrow specimen. Small connected forms lead toward a larger surname opening and a series of finer later strokes.
- Slant
- +13°forward
- Baseline
- +1.1°near level
- Width / height
- 4.93 : 1overall proportions
- Opening height
- 0.74×opening versus body letters
A fine historical name with an opening lower loop
A delicate lower loop opens the first group of this narrow specimen. Small connected forms lead toward a larger surname opening and a series of finer later strokes. Compare the two word beginnings with the low body band: the image preserves a compact historical autograph whose emphasis comes from its written forms rather than a wide enclosing flourish.
Albrecht Dürer signature analysis
Albrecht Dürer’s signature sample has 13° of forward slant, a near-level baseline and 8 enclosed loops. Use the layers to follow the writing line, letter band, slant and enclosed loops.
- Slantforward
- +13°
- Baselinenear level
- +1.1°
- Width / heightoverall proportions
- 4.93 : 1
- Opening heightopening versus body letters
- 0.74×
- Enclosed loopsclosed spaces in the image
- 8
- Ink groupsmain disconnected groups
- 4
- Ink densityinside the signature bounds
- 11.3%
- Underlineno long lower flourish
- None
- Finish heightrelative to the letter body
- −0.04×
Opening, letter body and finish
The opening is lower than the typical letter body. The opening-to-body ratio is 0.74×, while the whole image is 4.93 times as wide as it is tall. The rightmost ink finishes below the writing line; look at this ending separately from the slant of the letters themselves.
Loops and the lower flourish
The sample contains 8 enclosed loops and 4 main ink groups. The letterforms carry the main horizontal movement; there is no long lower underline detected beneath their band.
Albrecht Dürer’s signature in graphology
Traditional graphology associates fine connected writing with a flowing presentation. The larger openings provide modest public emphasis within a restrained name, without an expansive frame around its smaller body forms.
Follow the forward-leaning strokes in this image alongside the smaller body letters. For another perspective on your own writing, the handwriting analysis tool brings slant, size and spacing into a full-page reading.
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