Autoritratto di albrecht durer biography

Albrecht Durer (May 21, , Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire, to April 6, , Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire) was the most important German painter and engraver of his lifetime, achieving worldwide fame; an outstanding geometer and fortification engineer; the founder of European watercolors; and a mechanic, architect and art theorist.

He combined the discoveries of the Italian Renaissance with the artistic traditions of Northern Europe.

Attributes of His Works: Durer’s engravings retain the precision and subtlety of detail inherent in German culture, but they stick out due to the ingenuity of composite solutions that were hitherto unprecedented.

Autoritratto di albrecht durer biography

Artists were especially interested in the problems of harmony and beauty of the human body, the laws of proportions, and the detailed drawing of human hands. Durer's paintings are distinguished by bright, sonorous, enamel colors.

His watercolors are characterized by an amazing accuracy in the reproduction of natura