Albrecht Durer 1471- 1528
Jan 15, 2016
Albrecht Durer 1471-1528
Durer-German Renaissance Artist
German painter, printmaker, and engraver. Famous for altar pieces, religious works,
portraits, copper engravings, and woodcuts.
1st great Protestant painter, rejected Gothic art and philosophy.
He called Martin Luther, “that Christian man who has helped me out of great anxieties.”
Durer
1. Began career in Nuremberg
with father, a goldsmith.
2. Was already a painter by 1484.
3. Apprenticed with a printmaker in 1486 and began to work with woodcuts and copper engravings.
4. Durer traveled twice to Italy-1494 and 1505. The artists of Italy greatly influenced him in regards to color and form.
Durer
1496-publicized a portfolio of woodcuts called The Apocalypse of St. John.
This portfolio may have been an expression of support for the Reformation.
Nuremberg was a city that embraced the principles of the Reformation.
Four Apostles Hung in Nuremburg’s
town hall. Painted larger than
life- sized
On left-John with open book, Peter with keys
On right-Mark and Paul Bible verses inscribed at ibed the bottom of each panel panel.
Adoration of the Magi
Most Famous Sets of Woodcuts
The Life of the Virgin Mary
The Apocalypse of St. John
The Passion Cycle