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Albrecht Altdorfer

c. 1480–1538 · Renaissance & Mannerism

Biography

Albrecht Altdorfer (c. 1480–1538), from Regensburg, was a leading painter of the Danube School and one of the first European artists to paint pure landscape without figures.

Paintings in this gallery (1)

The Battle of Alexander at Issus

The Battle of Alexander at Issus

Albrecht Altdorfer · 1529

Famous works elsewhere

  • Nativity of the Virgin 1520
  • Susanna and the Elders 1526
  • Legend of Saint Florian 1510

Behind the frame: the stories of famous paintings. Each image’s source is credited on its painting’s page.

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