Albrecht Dürer (/ ˈdjʊərər / DURE-ər, [1] German: [ˈalbʁɛçt ˈdyːʁɐ]; [2][3][1] 21 May 1471 – 6 April 1528), [4] sometimes spelled in English as Durer, was a German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the German Renaissance.

Mar 21, 2025 · Albrecht Dürer (born May 21, 1471, Imperial Free City of Nürnberg [Germany]—died April 6, 1528, Nürnberg) was a painter and printmaker generally regarded as the greatest German Renaissance artist. His vast body of work includes altarpieces and religious works, numerous portraits and self-portraits, and copper engravings.

Oct 1, 2002 · A supremely gifted and versatile German artist of the Renaissance period, Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) was born in the Franconian city of Nuremberg, one of the strongest artistic and commercial centers in Europe during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.

Albrecht Dürer was one of the leading figures of the Northern Renaissance, who created masterpieces in the mediums of drawing, paintings and printmaking.

He was, and remains, the most famous artist of the Northern Renaissance who successfully integrated an elaborately-detailed Northern style with Italian Renaissance's ideals of balance, coherence, and monumentality.

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.

Mar 6, 2022 · German artist Albrecht Dürer was a famed theorist, printmaker, and painter of the German Renaissance period. Albrecht Dürer’s woodcuts helped establish his fame and influence throughout Europe when he was only in his 20s. Albrecht Dürer’s etchings were only one part of his overall output though, and he was also known for his books and paintings.

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 …

Sep 19, 2019 · Originally finding fame for his woodcuts, the 16th-Century German Renaissance painter Albrecht Dürer “collapses the world” between observers today and his paintings created 500 years ago.

Apr 5, 2021 · One person, in particular, paved the way in different printmaking techniques: German artist Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528). Although printmaking had already existed for some time, Dürer was the first artist to elevate it to a form of fine art. He produced engravings, woodcuts, and etchings with meticulous attention to detail.