Dürer grid

noun

A frame containing a grid of threads, designed to partition an image into segments to aid in perspective drawing.

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Meanings

nounDürer grid (plural Dürer grids)

plural Dürer grids

  1. artA frame containing a grid of threads, designed to partition an image into segments to aid in perspective drawing.

Origin

Named after German artist Albrecht Dürer.

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Dürer grid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/D%C3%BCrer%20grid

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“Dürer grid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/D%C3%BCrer%20grid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dürer grid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/D%C3%BCrer%20grid.

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