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Albrecht Dürer

Albrecht Dürer, sometimes spelt in English as Durer or Duerer (without an umlaut), was a German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the German Renaissance. Born in Nuremberg, Dürer established his reputation and influence across Europe when he was in his twenties due to his high-quality woodcut prints. He was in communication with the major Italian artists of his time, including Raphael, Giovanni Bellini and Leonardo da Vinci, and from 1512 was patronized by Emperor Maximilian I. Dürer is commemorated by both the Lutheran and Episcopal Churches.

Dürer's vast body of work includes engravings, his preferred technique in his later prints, altarpieces, portraits and self-portraits, watercolours and books. The woodcuts series are more Gothic than the rest of his work. His well-known engravings include the three Meisterstiche (master prints) Knight, Death and the Devil (1513), Saint Jerome in his Study (1514) and Melencolia I (1514). His watercolours mark him as one of the first European landscape artists, while his woodcuts revolutionized the potential of that medium.

Dürer's introduction of classical motifs into Northern art, through his knowledge of Italian artists and German humanists, has secured his reputation as one of the most important figures of the Northern Renaissance. This is reinforced by his theoretical treatises, which involve principles of mathematics, perspective, and ideal proportions.

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Lot and His Daughters

Lot and His Daughters (c. 1496-1499)

Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528)
Adoration of the Virgin and Child by Saints and Angels

Adoration of the Virgin and Child by Saints and Angels (1504–1505)

Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528)
The Ravisher

The Ravisher (c. 1495)

Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528)
The Virgin and Child on a Grassy Bench

The Virgin and Child on a Grassy Bench (1503)

Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528)
The Circumcision of Christ

The Circumcision of Christ (1504–1505)

Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528)
The Ecstasy of Mary Magdalene

The Ecstasy of Mary Magdalene (1501–4)

Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528)
Four Naked Women (The Four Witches)

Four Naked Women (The Four Witches) (1496 – 1497)

Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528)
Johannes erblickt die sieben Leuchter, aus der Folge der Apokalypse, Latein-Ausgabe 1511

Johannes erblickt die sieben Leuchter, aus der Folge der Apokalypse, Latein-Ausgabe 1511 (ca. 1496 – 1498)

Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528)
The Visit of St. Anthony to St. Paul the Hermit

The Visit of St. Anthony to St. Paul the Hermit (c. 1504)

Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528)
The Birth of the Virgin

The Birth of the Virgin (1504–1505)

Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528)
The Man of Sorrows Standing, with Hands Raised

The Man of Sorrows Standing, with Hands Raised (c. 1500)

Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528)
The Sea Monster

The Sea Monster (c. 1501)

Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528)
The Dream of the Doctor

The Dream of the Doctor (c. 1500)

Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528)
The Little Courier

The Little Courier (c. 1496)

Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528)
The Flagellation

The Flagellation (1512)

Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528)
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