Durer paintings include altarpieces, portraits and self-portraits, engravings and woodcuts. Albrecht Durer was regarded as the greatest German Renaissance artist. Albrecht was born on May 21, 1471, in Numberg. He travelled to Italy in 1494 and remained there until 1495. The Italian trip had a strong effect on Albrecht.
The fame of powerful Durer paintings was broadcasted through engravings, and Italian artists started drawing on them for ideas. Albrecht left his native city for a 4 year period, presumably to visit Cologne and the Netherlands. His travels took him to Italy twice, in 1494-95 and 1505-07, visiting Venice and Bologne, and most probably, Florence and Rome.
The wealthy Nuremberg citizens were among the other patrons of Durer paintings, consisting of religious works. Among the pieces commissioned by these patrons included Lot Fleeing with His Daughters from Sodom, The Paumgartner Altarpiece, Lamentation for Christ and The Adoration of the Holy Trinity. These commissions were completed between 1498 and 1511.
Albrecht became an early and enthusiastic follower of Martin Luther. This new faith can be sensed in the growing austerity in style and subject of his Durer paintings representing religious works after 1520. The climax to this trend is masterfully represented by The Four Holy Men, which was completed in 1526.
Other than his Durer paintings, Albrecht also wrote and published theoretical works such as Manual of Measurement and Various Instructions for the Fortification of Towns, Castles and other Localities. These manuscripts were written in 1525 and 1527, respectively.
The range and versatility of Durer paintings was astonishing, to say the least. Albrecht's woodcuts and engravings made him famous across Europe. He remains to be considered as the greatest printmaker of all time. He was equally successful at religious and secular subjects, as an oil painter.
The fame of powerful Durer paintings was broadcasted through engravings, and Italian artists started drawing on them for ideas. Albrecht left his native city for a 4 year period, presumably to visit Cologne and the Netherlands. His travels took him to Italy twice, in 1494-95 and 1505-07, visiting Venice and Bologne, and most probably, Florence and Rome.
The wealthy Nuremberg citizens were among the other patrons of Durer paintings, consisting of religious works. Among the pieces commissioned by these patrons included Lot Fleeing with His Daughters from Sodom, The Paumgartner Altarpiece, Lamentation for Christ and The Adoration of the Holy Trinity. These commissions were completed between 1498 and 1511.
Albrecht became an early and enthusiastic follower of Martin Luther. This new faith can be sensed in the growing austerity in style and subject of his Durer paintings representing religious works after 1520. The climax to this trend is masterfully represented by The Four Holy Men, which was completed in 1526.
Other than his Durer paintings, Albrecht also wrote and published theoretical works such as Manual of Measurement and Various Instructions for the Fortification of Towns, Castles and other Localities. These manuscripts were written in 1525 and 1527, respectively.
The range and versatility of Durer paintings was astonishing, to say the least. Albrecht's woodcuts and engravings made him famous across Europe. He remains to be considered as the greatest printmaker of all time. He was equally successful at religious and secular subjects, as an oil painter.
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