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Albrecht Durer: Man of the Renaissance . Intelligently Created By: Corynne and Paul. Albrecht Durer. Durer painted his own self portrait!. Life. Born on May 21, 1471: Nuremburg, Germany Died on April 6, 1528 1 of 18 Children (the second-born) Brother Hans Durer was also famous
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Albrecht Durer:Man of the Renaissance Intelligently Created By: Corynne and Paul
Albrecht Durer Durer painted his own self portrait!
Life • Born on May 21, 1471: Nuremburg, Germany • Died on April 6, 1528 • 1 of 18 Children (the second-born) • Brother Hans Durer was also famous • Stayed with the family of well-regarded Painter/Engraver (helped him get his start) • Married to Agnes Frey
Durer Family Tree Albrecht Durer Father Barbara Durer Mother *Hans Durer Sibling 15 *Albrecht Durer Sibling 1 Sibling 4 Sibling 3 Sibling 9 Sibling 10 Sibling 8 Sibling 11 Sibling 7 Sibling 6 Sibling 5 Sibling 13 Sibling 14 Sibling 16 Sibling 17 *Sibling 18 The Last One! FINALLY! * The only truly important people in this slide. Otherwise it’s just background.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse The four horsemen are found in the Bible: Revelation Ch. 6: 1-8 *Antichrist *Warfare *Great Famine *Disease and Death Dated: 1497/1498
The Knight Death and the Devil One engraving of three in the series Meistersiche Dated: 1513 Corresponds to the three main virtues of society: intellectual, theological, and social.
Impact on the Renaissance • Let Renaissance and Germanic form inspire him • Incorporated religion into most of his artwork • Was not a secular writer (secular is worldly; he was more spiritual) • Italy = Realism and Perspective • Oil Paints: new form
Hand Study with Bible Hands St.Michael and his Angels Fight the Dragon