Albrecht Dürer
1471–1528 · Renaissance & Mannerism
Biography
Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528), painter and printmaker from Nuremberg, travelled to Italy and brought the ideas of the Renaissance to Northern Europe. His engravings and woodcuts made him famous across the continent.
From the artist’s life
Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528), from Nuremberg, was the greatest artist of the German Renaissance. Painter, printmaker and theorist, he spread his fame across Europe through his engravings and woodcuts.
From the page of Self-Portrait at Twenty-Six
Paintings in this gallery (3)
Famous works elsewhere
- Melencolia I 1514
- The Four Apostles 1526
- Adoration of the Magi 1504
- Feast of the Rosary 1506
- Praying Hands 1500