Renaissance Lives Dürer (1471–1528)

The renaissance spread from Italy to northern European countries.

The spread of the renaissance to these countries was helped by the
printing press, renaissance ideas and learning, which spread along
the trade routes to northern Europe, visits by northern artists to
Italy, and patronage by merchants and rulers in northern Europe.
Albrecht Dürer became famous as both a painter and an
engraver. Dürer was born in Nuremberg, the son of a goldsmith.
After his training, he travelled in Europe, including Italy. He was
appointed court painter to the emperor Maximilian, leader of the
Holy Roman Empire.
Dürer is noted for his self-portraits, his portraits and his
studies of plants and animals.
Dürer is famous for his engravings. His most famous
engravings were The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, St
Jerome in His Study, and The Knight, Death and the Devil.
Dürer produced over 1,000 drawings and 100 paintings, and gave
some of them away.
Dürer painted plants and animals in great detail. His Large
Clod, which shows a clump of grass, and his Young Hare are very
realistic.

Other artists of the northern renaissance

Artist Work
Jan van Eyck The Arnolfini Wedding
Pieter Bruegel Children’s Games