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A named Renaissance artist from outside of Italy

Dürer (1471-1528) – Artist of the Northern Renaissance


The renaissance spread from Italy to northern European
countries. Albrecht Dürer became famous as both a painter and an
engraver. He was the first German artist to achieve fame outside his
country. Dürer was born in Nuremberg, the son of a goldsmith. At
fifteen he was apprenticed to the chief painter in the town. 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. He painted many self-portraits because he
wanted to be remembered. He said that the art of painting is to
preserve the image of man after death.
Dürer is famous for his engravings. These were prints made from
wood or copper on which pictures had been engraved with a sharp
tool. Engravings demanded very sharp lines and fine details. His
most famous engravings were “The Four Horsemen of the
Apocalypse”, “St Jerome in His Study” and “The Knight, Death and
the Devil”.
Dürer painted plants and animals in great detail. His Large Clod,
which shows a clump of grass, and his Young Hare are very realistic.
His love of animals and desire to paint them led to his death. He
caught fever in Holland whilst trying to observe a stranded whale
which had been washed ashore.

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