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Albrecht DrerAlbrecht DrerBorn:Born: 21 May 1471, Nuernberg21 May 1471, Nuernberg

Married:Married: 1494, Agnes Frey, Nuernberg1494, Agnes Frey, Nuernberg

Died:Died: 6 April 1528, Nuernberg6 April 1528, Nuernberg


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I hold that the perfection of form and beauty is contained in the sum of allI hold that the perfection of form and beauty is contained in the sum of allmen.men.

---- Drer,Drer, Four Books on Human ProportionsFour Books on Human Proportions, 1528, 1528

German painter, printmaker, draughtsman and art theorist, generallyGerman painter, printmaker, draughtsman and art theorist, generally

regarded as the greatest Germanregarded as the greatest German RenaissanceRenaissance artist. His vast body of workartist. His vast body of work

includesincludes altarpiecesaltarpieces and religious works, numerous portraits and selfand religious works, numerous portraits and self--

portraits, and copper engravings. His woodcuts, such as theportraits, and copper engravings. His woodcuts, such as the ApocalypseApocalypse

series (1498), retain a more Gothic flavour than the rest of his work.series (1498), retain a more Gothic flavour than the rest of his work.


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Albrecht DAlbrecht Drer senior was a jeweller who had served his apprenticeship withrer senior was a jeweller who had served his apprenticeship with

Hieronymus Holfer, and then married Holfers daughter.Hieronymus Holfer, and then married Holfers daughter.

Father ofFather ofALBRECHTALBRECHT

DurerDurer


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The artists father (Albrecht Durer senior)The artists father (Albrecht Durer senior)


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Albrecht DAlbrecht Drer Senior suffered much and toiled painfully all his life, for he had norer Senior suffered much and toiled painfully all his life, for he had no

resources other than the proceeds of his trade from which to support himself and hisresources other than the proceeds of his trade from which to support himself and his

wife and family. He led an honest, Godwife and family. He led an honest, God fearing life. His character was gentle andfearing life. His character was gentle and

patient. He was friendly towards all and full of gratitude to his Maker. He cared littlepatient. He was friendly towards all and full of gratitude to his Maker. He cared little

for society and nothing for worldly amusements. A man of very few words and deeplyfor society and nothing for worldly amusements. A man of very few words and deeply

pious, he paid great attention to the religious education of his children. His mostpious, he paid great attention to the religious education of his children. His most

earnest hope was that the high principles he instilled into their minds would renderearnest hope was that the high principles he instilled into their minds would render

them ever more worthy of divine protection and the sympathy of mankind.them ever more worthy of divine protection and the sympathy of mankind.


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DDrer, Albrechtrer, Albrecht


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First PeriodFirst Period(1484(1484 1521)1521)

14841484 -- DurerDurer hadhad alreadyalready begunbegun paintingpainting

14861486 -- hehe waswas apprenticedapprenticed toto thethe painterpainter andandprintmakerprintmaker MichaelMichael WolgumutWolgumut andand beganbegan toto workworkwithwith woodcutswoodcuts andand coppercopper engravingsengravings asas wellwell

14901490 -- DurerDurer travelledtravelled widelywidely forfor studystudy

14941494 -- 15051505--77 tripstrips toto ItalyItaly andand toto AntwerpAntwerp andandthethe LowLow CountriesCountries

15201520--11 -- VisitVisit toto VeniceVenice onon hishis secondsecond ItalianItalian triptripDurerDurer waswas especiallyespecially

influencedinfluenced byby GiovanniGiovanni BelliniBellini andand Bellini'sBellini'sbrotherbrother--inin--lawlaw AndreaAndrea MantegnaMantegna,,

Durer's journeys enabled him "to fuse the GothicDurer's journeys enabled him "to fuse the Gothictraditions oftraditions of

the North withthe North with the achievements inthe achievements in perspective, volumetric perspective, volumetric

and plastic handling of forms, and color of theand plastic handling of forms, and color of theItaliansItalians

in an original synthesis which was to have greatin an original synthesis which was to have greatinfluenceinfluence

with the Italian Manneriswith the Italian Manneris


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ENGRAVING (1486)ENGRAVING (1486)


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Michael Wolgemont (1434/7Michael Wolgemont (1434/7 -- 1519)1519)

woodcut prints. He had

one of the largest artists workshops in

Germany. Drer was his apprentice from

1486 till 1489.

See: Albrecht Durer. Portrait of Michael

Wolgemut.

German painter, at the time when Drer

was his apprentice he was

Nuremberg's leading artist. He was also a

successful entrepreneur, handling a broad

range of artistic work,such as painting altarpieces and portraits,

designing stained glass and producing

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