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Facts

Born May 21, 1471 • Nuremberg • Germany
Died April 6, 1528 (aged 56) • Nuremberg • Germany
Movement / Style Late Gothic art • Renaissance art • Renaissance

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Albrecht Dürer: Self-Portrait in Furred Coat
Albrecht Dürer: The Four Horsemen
Albrecht Dürer: The Virgin with a Multitude of Animals
Albrecht Dürer: Adam and Eve
Albrecht Dürer: The Adoration of the Magi
Albrecht Dürer: Portrait of the Artist's Mother
Albrecht Dürer: Abduction on a Unicorn
Painting by Albrecht Durer of Charlemagne in ornate coronation robes and crown, holding a sword and orb, with gold embroidery and regal symbols behind him.
Albrecht Dürer: Four Apostles
Albert of Brandenburg, engraving by Albrecht Dürer, 1523
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“Battle of Alexander at Issus,” detail of an oil painting on panel by Albrecht Altdorfer, 1529; in the Alte Pinakothek, Munich
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van Dyck, Anthony
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Bellini, Giovanni: Saint Jerome Reading
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The Last Supper
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