Albrecht Dürer was a renowned German Renaissance artist born on May 21, 1471 in Nuremberg, Germany. He was widely known for his vast body of work which includes altarpieces, religious works, portraits, self-portraits and copper engravings. His high-quality woodcut prints made him famous and established his reputation across Europe in his twenties.
Dürer was considered the most significant German painter and engraver of his time achieving worldwide fame during his lifetime at home and abroad due to this oil paintings, engravings and altarpieces as well as numerous treatises on art theory. He established contact with major Italian artists like Raphael, Giovanni Bellini, and Leonardo da Vinci through whom he drew inspiration for some of his works.
His most famous works include Knight Death and the Devil, Saint Jerome in His Study among others. He worked with Emperor Maximilian I which helped cement his legacy further as a renowned artist.
In summary, Albrecht Dürer’s contribution to art is highly recognized both locally in Germany as well as internationally where he gained a lot of influence during the Renaissance period throughout Europe.
All Albrecht Durer Artwork on Artchive
Artwork Name | Year | Medium |
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St. Jerome In His Study | 1514 | Engraving |
Self-portrait At 28 | 1500 | Oil On Panel |
Self-portrait At 22 | 1493 | Oil On Linen, Transferred From Vellum |
The Paumgartner Altarpiece | c. 1498-1504 | Oil On Panel |
Melencolia I | 1514 | Engraving |
Knight, Death And Devil | 1513 | Engraving |
Portrait Of Hieronymus Holzschuher | 1526 | Oil On Panel |
Wing Of A Roller | 1512 | Watercolor And Gouache On Vellum |
Willow Mill | c. 1496-98 | Watercolor And Gouache On Paper |
Portrait Of Elsbeth Tucher | 1499 | Oil On Panel |
Pond In The Woods | c. 1496 | Watercolor And Gouache On Paper |
Portrait Of Duerer's Mother | 1514 | Charcoal On Paper |
The Wire-drawing Mill | c. 1489 | Watercolor And Gouache On Paper |
Lamentation For Christ | c. 1500-03 | Oil On Panel |
Adam And Eve | 1507 | Oil On Panel |
Adam and Eve | 1504 | etching |
Apostle Philip | 1516 | Tempera on Canvas |
Christ as the Man of Sorrows | 1493 | Oil on Panel |
Virgin and Child before an Archway | 1496 | Oil on Panel |
Christ Among the Doctors | 1506 | Oil on Panel |
Portrait of Michael Wolgemut | 1516 | Oil on Panel |
St. Michael's fight against the dragon | 1497 - 1498 | Woodcut |
The Seven Sorrows of the Virgin | c. 1496-97 | Oil on panel |
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | 1498 | woodcut |
The Four Holy Men | 1526 | Oil on Panel |
St Jerome in the Wilderness | c. 1494 | Oil on panel |
Study of Praying Hands | c.1508 | paper |
The Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand | 1508 | Oil on Panel |
A Young Hare | 1502 | Watercolor on Paper |
Portrait of a Young Venetian Woman | 1505 | Oil on Panel |
Portrait of Durer's Father at 70 | 1497 | Oil on panel |
Self-Portrait at 26 | 1498 | Oil on Panel |
St Anne with the Virgin and Child | 1519 | tempera,Oil on Panel |
The Large Turf | 1503 | watercolor |