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Albrecht Dürer. German Renaissance Draughtsman, Engraver, Woodcutter and Painter. Born: May 21, 1471 - Part of the Holy Roman Empire (Modern Day Nuremberg, Germany) Died: April 6, 1528 - Part of the Holy Roman Empire (Modern Day Nuremberg, Germany) Northern Renaissance.
View all 844 artworks. Albrecht Durer lived in the XV – XVI cent., a remarkable figure of German Northern Renaissance. Find more works of this artist at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.
Oct 14, 2020 · Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528 CE) was a German Renaissance artist who is considered one of the greatest painters and engravers in history. A native of Nuremberg, Dürer was famous in his own lifetime at home and abroad for his oil paintings, altarpieces, drawings, and engraved prints, as well as for his numerous treatises on art theory.
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21 May 1471 witnessed the birth of Albrecht Dürer, one of the greatest artists of his era. Dürer’s approximately 100 paintings, 300 printed graphics, and nearly 1,000 drawings are icons of art history. What’s more, this universally educated artist was also active as a writer.
Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528), one of the greatest of all German artists, was a painter, printmaker, draftsman, and theoretician. He is largely credited with bringing the Italian Renaissance to northern Europe, and he revolutionized printmaking, elevating it to an independent art form.
Artist: Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471–1528 Nuremberg) Date: 1504. Medium: Engraving. Dimensions: 9 7/8 x 7 7/8in. (25.1 x 20cm) Classification: Prints. Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1919. Accession Number: 19.73.1
