The Shadow of the Master In the bustling workshops of Nuremberg, where the scent of ink and freshly cut wood hung heavy in the air, a young man began to find his way. He was a student in the circle of Albrecht Dürer, absorbing the secrets of line and form that would define his early years. While the exact moment of his arrival in the city remains a mystery to history, his presence was felt through the delicate marks he left upon paper…