Dürer, Albrecht

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• Dürer, Albrecht — Dürer, Albrecht, einer der größten deutschen Maler, stammte aus einer ungarischen Familie und wurde 1471 zu Nürnberg geboren. Er sollte Anfangs Goldschmied werden und brachte es in dieser Kunst auch zu großer Fertigkeit, aber ein… …   Damen Conversations Lexikon

• Dürer, Albrecht — born , May 21, 1471, Imperial Free City of Nürnberg died April 6, 1528, Nürnberg German painter and printmaker. He worked as a draftsman in his father s goldsmith workshop before being apprenticed at 15 to a painter and illustrator in his native… …   Universalium

• DüRER, Albrecht — (1471 1528) Albrecht Dürer, a native of Nuremberg and the son of a goldsmith, emerged as the greatest of the German artists who worked in the period leading up to the Reformation. His fame stretched far beyond Germany and far beyond his own… …   Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary

• Dürer, Albrecht — (1471 1528)    Albrecht Dürer stands out from among the Northern artists of his era not only for his mastery but also for the fact that he viewed art as much more than a manual craft and for his own self image as innovator. While little… …   Dictionary of Renaissance art

• Dürer, Albrecht — (1471 1528)    The most famous artist of the German Renaissance, active as a painter and engraver. Born at Nuremberg, the son of a goldsmith, he began to study that craft under his father but was apprenticed (1486 1489) to a prominent local… …   Historical Dictionary of Renaissance

• Dürer, Albrecht — (1471–1528)    Artist.    Dürer was born in Nuremburg, Germany where his father was a goldsmith. After extensive travel, he settled in Nuremberg and in the latter part of his life he worked for the Emperor Maximilian I. Dürer is remembered for… …   Who’s Who in Christianity

• Dürer,Albrecht — Dü·rer (do͝orʹər, dyo͝orʹ , düʹrər), Albrecht. 1471 1528. German painter and engraver who incorporated the classicism of the Italian Renaissance into northern European art. * * * …   Universalium

• Durer, Albrecht — (5/21/1471 Nuremberg 4/6/ 1528 Nuremberg) (Germany)    Painter, printmaker, writer. Considered one of the greatest German artists, he is the major figure of the Northern Renaissance in Germany. His nude self portrait is one of the first such… …   Dictionary of erotic artists: painters, sculptors, printmakers, graphic designers and illustrators

• Dürer, Albrecht —  (1471–1528) German artist and engraver …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

• Albrecht Duerer der Ältere — Albrecht Dürer der Ältere (ung.: „Ajtósi Dürer“ Albrecht) (* um 1427 in Ajtós; † vor dem 20. September 1502 in Nürnberg) war ein Goldschmied in Nürnberg. Bildnis Albrecht Dürers d. Ä. von seinem Sohn Albrecht Dürer 1490 gemalt Inhaltsverzeichnis… …   Deutsch Wikipedia