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, 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 *Hans Durer Albrecht Durer Father Barbara Durer Mother *Albrecht Durer Sibling 1 Sibling 3 Sibling 4 Sibling 5 Sibling 6 Sibling 7 Sibling 8 Sibling 9 Sibling 10Sibling 11 Sibling 13 Sibling 14 Sibling 15 Sibling 16 Sibling 17 *Sibling 18 The Last One! FINALLY! * The only truly important people in this slide. Otherwise it’s just background.
Durer’s Most Famous Works Include:
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 Dated: 1513 One engraving of three in the series Meistersiche 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
Hands Hand Study with Bible St.Michael and his Angels Fight the Dragon