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 (32,406 views/month, #5,785 of 1,000,298).[11]
A notable work attributed to Albrecht Dürer is Melencolia I[21].
A notable work attributed to Albrecht Dürer is Adoration of the Magi[22].
A notable work attributed to Albrecht Dürer is Self-Portrait with Fur-Trimmed Robe[23].
A notable work attributed to Albrecht Dürer is Adam and Eve[24].
A notable work attributed to Albrecht Dürer is Feast of the Rosary[25].
A notable work attributed to Albrecht Dürer is Praying Hands[26].
Albrecht Dürer's religion is recorded as Lutheranism[27].
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Origins and Family
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].
Works and Contributions
Notable works include Melencolia I[21], a copper engraving print[28], founded in 1514[29]; Adoration of the Magi[22], a painting[30], founded in 1504[31]; Self-Portrait with Fur-Trimmed Robe[23], a painting[32], in Germany[33], founded in 1500[34]; Adam and Eve[24], a painting series[35], in Spain[36], founded in 1507[37]; Feast of the Rosary[25], an altarpiece[38], founded in 1506[39]; and Praying Hands[26], a drawing[40], founded in 1500[41].
Personal Life
Among Albrecht Dürer's spouses was Agnes Dürer[15]. His religion is recorded as Lutheranism[27].
Death and Burial
Albrecht Dürer died on April 6, 1528[5]. He passed away 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 (32,406 views/month, #5,785 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 109 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
He has been cited as an influence by M. C. Escher[44], a printmaker[45], 1898–1972[46], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[47], awarded the Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau[48], specialised in ceramic art[49]; James Tissot[50], a painter[51], 1836–1902[52], of France[53], awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour[54]; Die Brücke[55], an art group[56], in Germany[57], founded in 1905[58]; and Werner Tübke[59], a painter[60], 1929–2004[61], of Germany[62], awarded the Order of Karl Marx[63], specialised in painting[64].
Works attributed to him include The Rhinoceros[65], a woodcut print[66], founded in 1512[67].
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