Albrecht Dürer

(German, 1471–1528)

Albrecht Dürer is widely considered to be one of the greatest artists of the Northern Renaissance. In his engraving Melencolia I (1514), an enigmatic scene unfolds, in which a brooding angel sits near geometrically hewn stones, a demon flies overheard, and a sleeping hound wedges itself between tools and scientific instruments. “Nature holds the beautiful, for the artist who has the insight to extract it,” he once mused. “Thus, beauty lies even in humble, perhaps ugly things, and the ideal, which bypasses or improves on nature, may not be truly beautiful in the end.” Born on May 21, 1471 in Nuremberg, Germany, Dürer was trained as an engraver from an early age and began receiving regular commissions by his early 20s. He went on to create several important altarpieces and portraits of his patrons, including the Holy Roman Emperors Maximilian I and Charles V. Over the course of his career, Dürer revolutionized woodcut, drawing, and painting techniques, with works that include Adam and Eve (1507) and Praying Hands (1508). He died in Nuremberg, Germany on April 6, 1528 at the age of 56. Having achieved considerable fame during his lifetime, the artist’s work went on to profoundly influence painters such as Raphael, Titian, and Lucas van Leyden. Today, Dürer’s works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Alte Pinakothek in Munich, the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, the Louvre Museum in Paris, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Albrecht Dürer House in Nuremberg, among others.

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PORTRAIT OF A MAN AGAINST A GREEN BACKGROUND
Sold price: 1,520,561 USD

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Reiter und Landsknecht (Ritter und..., 1496

Albrecht Dürer

Reiter und Landsknecht (Ritter und..., 1496

Galerie Kornfeld Bern

Est. 60,000–60,000 CHF

Melencolia I (Die Melancholie), 1514

Albrecht Dürer

Melencolia I (Die Melancholie), 1514

Galerie Kornfeld Bern

Est. 225,000–225,000 CHF

Nemesis (Das grosse Glück) - Nemesis (The..., 1501

Albrecht Dürer

Nemesis (Das grosse Glück) - Nemesis (The..., 1501

Galerie Kornfeld Bern

Est. 80,000–80,000 CHF

Sampson Rending the Lion

Albrecht Dürer

Sampson Rending the Lion

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The Scourging of Christ, 1511

Albrecht Dürer

The Scourging of Christ, 1511

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Coat of Arms with a Skull, 1503

Albrecht Dürer

Coat of Arms with a Skull, 1503

Christopher-Clark Fine Art

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Coat of Arms with Lion and Rooster, 1500

Albrecht Dürer

Coat of Arms with Lion and Rooster, 1500

Christopher-Clark Fine Art

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Der zwölfjährige Jesus im Tempel – Christ..., 1503

Albrecht Dürer

Der zwölfjährige Jesus im Tempel – Christ..., 1503

Bernard Jacobson Gallery

27,000 GBP

The Deposition of Christ from the Large Passion

Albrecht Dürer

The Deposition of Christ from the Large Passion

Bernard Jacobson Gallery

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MADONNA WITH THE PEAR, 1511

Albrecht Dürer

MADONNA WITH THE PEAR, 1511

Christopher-Clark Fine Art

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Madonna Crowned by One Angel, 1520

Albrecht Dürer

Madonna Crowned by One Angel, 1520

Christopher-Clark Fine Art

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Madonna and Child with the Monkey, ca. 1498

Albrecht Dürer

Madonna and Child with the Monkey, ca. 1498

Christopher-Clark Fine Art

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The Peasant and His Wife at Market, 1519

Albrecht Dürer

The Peasant and His Wife at Market, 1519

Christopher-Clark Fine Art

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Madonna by the Wall, 1514

Albrecht Dürer

Madonna by the Wall, 1514

Christopher-Clark Fine Art

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Christus vor Pilatus - Christ before..., 1508–1509

Albrecht Dürer

Christus vor Pilatus - Christ before..., 1508–1509

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Der Aufenthalt in Ägypten - The Sojourn of..., 1502

Albrecht Dürer

Der Aufenthalt in Ägypten - The Sojourn of..., 1502

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Die Anbetung der Könige - The Adoration of..., 1503

Albrecht Dürer

Die Anbetung der Könige - The Adoration of..., 1503

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Die Geburt Christi - The Nativity - Sheet 5..., 1510

Albrecht Dürer

Die Geburt Christi - The Nativity - Sheet 5..., 1510

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Christus am Ölberg - Christ on the Mount of..., 1510

Albrecht Dürer

Christus am Ölberg - Christ on the Mount of..., 1510

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Christus am Ölberg - Christ on the..., 1508–1509

Albrecht Dürer

Christus am Ölberg - Christ on the..., 1508–1509

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Christus erscheint Magdalena - Noli me..., 1510

Albrecht Dürer

Christus erscheint Magdalena - Noli me..., 1510

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Die Gefangennahme Christi - The Capture of..., 1509

Albrecht Dürer

Die Gefangennahme Christi - The Capture of..., 1509

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Die Geburt Christi (Anbetung der..., 1502–1503

Albrecht Dürer

Die Geburt Christi (Anbetung der..., 1502–1503

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Christus vor Herodes - Christ before Herod - , 1509

Albrecht Dürer

Christus vor Herodes - Christ before Herod - , 1509

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