Albrecht Dürer is a human[1]. His place of birth was Nuremberg[2]. He was born on May 21, 1471[3]. He died in Nuremberg[4]. He died on April 6, 1528[5]. He worked as a painter[6], printmaker[7], mathematician[8], illuminator[9], and copper engraver[10]. He ranks in the top 0.58% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,659 views/month, #5,785 of 1,000,298).[11]
A notable student of Albrecht Dürer was Hans Baldung Grien[21].
A notable work attributed to Albrecht Dürer is Melencolia I[22].
A notable work attributed to Albrecht Dürer is Adoration of the Magi[23].
A notable work attributed to Albrecht Dürer is Self-Portrait with Fur-Trimmed Robe[24].
A notable work attributed to Albrecht Dürer is Adam and Eve[25].
A notable work attributed to Albrecht Dürer is Feast of the Rosary[26].
A notable work attributed to Albrecht Dürer is Praying Hands[27].
Product Details
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Albrecht Dürer was born in Nuremberg[2]. He was born on May 21, 1471[3]. His father was he the Elder[13]. His mother was Barbara Dürer[14]. He is identified as part of the Germans ethnic group[18]. German was his native language[17].
Career and Affiliations
Recorded occupations include painter[6], printmaker[7], mathematician[8], illuminator[9], copper engraver[10], and art theorist[19]. Albrecht Dürer's field of work was painting[20]. A notable student of him was Hans Baldung Grien[21].
Works and Contributions
Notable works include Melencolia I[22], a copper engraving print[33], founded in 1514[34]; Adoration of the Magi[23], a painting[35], founded in 1504[36]; Self-Portrait with Fur-Trimmed Robe[24], a painting[37], in Germany[38], founded in 1500[39]; Adam and Eve[25], a painting series[40], in Spain[41], founded in 1507[42]; Feast of the Rosary[26], an altarpiece[43], founded in 1506[44]; and Praying Hands[27], a drawing[45], founded in 1500[46].
Personal Life
Albrecht Dürer was married to Agnes Dürer[15]. His religion is recorded as Lutheranism[47].
Death and Burial
Albrecht Dürer died on April 6, 1528[5]. He died in Nuremberg[4]. He is buried at Johannisfriedhof (Nürnberg)[12].
Why It Matters
Albrecht Dürer ranks in the top 0.58% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,659 views/month, #5,785 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] He is known by 97 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]
He has been cited as an influence by M. C. Escher[50], a printmaker[51], 1898–1972[52], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[53], awarded the Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau[54], specialised in ceramic art[55]; James Tissot[56], a painter[57], 1836–1902[58], of France[59], awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour[60]; Die Brücke[61], an art group[62], in Germany[63], founded in 1905[64]; and Werner Tübke[65], a painter[66], 1929–2004[67], of Germany[68], awarded the Order of Karl Marx[69], specialised in painting[70].
Works attributed to him include The Rhinoceros[71], a woodcut print[72], founded in 1512[73].
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