Dürer's introduction of classical motifs and of the nude 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 …

Nov 14, 2025 · Albrecht Durer, painter and printmaker generally regarded as the greatest German Renaissance artist. His vast body of work includes altarpieces and religious works, numerous …

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 …

Despite living approximately 500 years ago, he remains one of the most famous and important printmakers in art history, in particular bringing woodcuts printed in large editions into the realm of …

Nov 27, 2023 · What are some famous paintings by Albrecht Durer? Albrecht Durer is known for several famous paintings, including ‘Adam and Eve’ (1507), ‘The Four Horsemen’ (1498), and ‘Self-Portrait’ …

Oct 14, 2020 · 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 …

Dürer excelled as a painter who received many important com-missions, but his most influential and innovative works were his draw-ings, watercolors, woodcuts, and engravings. Traveling extensively, …