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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.
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.
Albrecht Dürer was born in Nuremberg on 21 May 1471. His first training was as a goldsmith in his father's shop. Dürer's talent manifested itself early and both his skill as a draftsman and a self-awareness highly unusual for the time can be seen in the silverpoint Self-Portrait made in 1484 when he was thirteen years old.
Albrecht Dürer was born in Nuremberg on May 21, 1471. His father, a talented goldsmith, taught him the basics of drawing and metalworking, including the skill of engraving. The boy’s aptitude led to his being apprenticed from 1486 to 1489 to Nuremberg’s leading painter, Michael Wolgemut.
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’s technically groundbreaking body of drawings and prints had a profound and lasting influence on the development of European art. Initially trained as a goldsmith by his father, Dürer was schooled in painting by Michael Wolgemut and began making works on paper in the 1490s.
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