masterpieces wanted to translate to the world. Albrecht Dürer is one of the greatest and most influential Renaissance artists. His creation was influenced by his father who taught him craft of goldsmith; authorities like M.Wolgemut‚ H. Pleydenwurff and M.Schongauer; journeys to Italy and Netherlands where he met artists like Pollaiuolo and Mantegna‚ Barbari and Bellini‚ Lorenzo di Credi and Raphael‚ thinkers like Alberti and Leonardo da Vinci. Albrecht Dürer as a person was good‚ perfectionist‚ with a
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_Excellent paper‚ one of my best‚ I spent several hours researching Albrecht Durer This is the best paper in the class._ Albrecht Dürer Leonardo of the North Michael Wise Art 5 Frank Turduci Impressive though others may be‚ the great German artist of the Northern Renaissance is Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528). We know his life better than the lives of other artists of his time. Dürer traveled‚ and found‚ he says‚ more appreciation abroad than at home. The Italian influence on his art was of a
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In 1522‚ Albrecht Dürer made a claim regarding the ultimate goal in art to be “simplicity” which is the “native countenance of nature.” The ‘nature’ he refers to is the natural state of the subject he is depicting without the fanciful dress or any artistic complications or additions. That is to say‚ ‘nature’ is the forms of God’s work sans the corruption of the profane. This is perhaps most well-illustrated in the self-portraits that Dürer paints in 1500 and draws in 1522. With the gap of twenty-two
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Running head: Albrecht Durer Contributions Albrecht Durer Contributions to Northern Renaissance Northern Renaissance in Europe was characterized by humanist thinking‚ reformation‚ and intellectual developments. Reformation and individualism had become the chief characteristics of expression in Northern Europe and Albrecht Durer a German painter and master engraver displayed in his paintings many of the aspects that shaped the thinking of Northern European artist. Durer visited Italy in 1494
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The artist‚ Albrecht Dürer‚ was a famous Renaissance artist from outside Italy. He was born in Germany and he was the most famous German artist of the Renaissance. He was born on 21 May‚ 1471 in Nuremberg‚ south Germany and his father was a goldsmith. As a young man he began his training in drawing and woodcutting. He became an apprentice to the best known artist in the city of Nuremberg when he was fifteen years old. After this‚ he travelled to other European countries‚ including Italy‚ and he met
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and printmaker‚ Albrecht Dürer is considered to be one of the great artists of the Northern European Renaissance. He was born on may 21‚ 1471. Disciplined in his father’s goldsmith shop and apprenticed to one of Nuremberg’s best artists‚ Dürer adapted an early talent for drawing and engraving. Influenced in style by trips to Venice and Italy. Dürer produced world wide famous works by the time he was 30 years old‚ he painted just about everything‚ and with amazing skill. Durer produced hundreds
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In Albrecht Durer’s Self-Portrait‚ made in 1500 using oil on wood panelling‚ we see that the artist regards himself as a great individual worthy of praise. Durer made this painting after he had visited Italy during 1494-95. There he was introduced to the "idealism" associated with art. He was also introduced to the concept that the artist was their own‚ independent creative genius. Durer represents himself as an idealized‚ Chirst-like figure. His pose is harshly frontal‚ looking directly at the viewer
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Albrecht Durer completed the "Master Engravings" in the years 1513 and 1514. With these three engravings (Knight‚ Death‚ and Devil‚ St. Jerome in His Study‚ and Melencolia I) he reached the high point of his artistic expression and concentration. each print represents a different philosophical perspective on the "worlds" respectively of action‚ spirit‚ and intellect. Although Durer himself evidently did not think of the three as a set‚ He sometimes sold or gave St. Jerome and Melencolia I as a
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1.When and where did Durer work? Dura worked during the middle ages‚ and lived in Nuremberg during what we know recognize as its golden age. 2.Who and what was an influence on his artwork? In 1494‚ Durer traveled to Italy to study art‚ Durer was heavily influenced by the Italians‚ and one writer in particular: Vitruvius. Durer was most interested in their efforts to find the mathematical proportions for portraying the perfect figure. One artist Durer drew inspiration from in particular while
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For my final I am choosing to write about Albrecht Durer‚ a German painter‚ mathematician‚ engraver‚ and theorist who was originally from Nuremberg Germany. He is probably most famous for his work doing engravings which were done on wood and on copper and he is considered one of the greatest artists of the Northern Renaissance. He also did some work with water colors throughout his career and painted many landscapes‚ this gave him credit as being one of the first European painters to do landscapes
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