“Portrait of a young man” – one of the best paintings by a young artist. Durer was the first of the painters of that period who created the famous monogram

The portrait of Lucas van Leiden Albrecht Durer wrote during the peak of his talent. The virtuoso possession of the artist’s technique, all the tools and means of drawing, says

Albrecht Durer wrote many self-portraits. On this artist depicted himself at the age of 22, when he returned from distant wanderings. Wanderings of apprentices who have completed the teaching, have

Engraving “Nemesis” embodies a certain philosophical design, undoubtedly associated with the events of those days; the figure of a woman very far from the classical ideal, with strongly developed powerful

The painting “Four Apostles” depicts the apostles-evangelists. From left to right are John, Peter, Mark and Paul, stand very closely, on the same floor, representing a single whole. A single

It’s been a while since Dürer returned to his homeland, and his name has already become known. In Nuremberg arrived Elector Frederick of Saxony, nicknamed Wise. He heard about Durer

Engraving “St. John and the Twenty-Four Elders” – an illustration to the 4th and 5th chapters of the book “Revelation” of John the Divine: The artist painted the Creator and

The mystery of the classical ideal of the human figure does not give Dureru rest. He dedicated work on mastering it for many years, subsequently summarizing in the three known

Among the numerous engravings of Albrecht Durer, on wood and metal, everyday scenes are not so common. Consider the engraving “A peasant with his wife in the market.” The simple-hearted

Two musicians are a flutist and a drummer. Both – especially the drummer – are young and cheerful. With dashing carelessness, the drummer threw a raincoat, cocked his head defiantly,

Perhaps the most famous drawing of Durer is “The Hands of the Prayer,” 1508. It is executed with a brush and ink on a blue paper and is an etude

Michael Wolgemuth was the first teacher of the painting of the great German artist Albrecht Durer. Many years later, becoming a famous master, Durer expressed his gratitude to the teacher.

The altar of the “Seven Passions of Mary” once formed a whole and belonged to the church in Wittenberg. During the years of iconoclasm they were thrown out of the

MELANHTON, PHILIP, a German humanist, an evangelical reformer and the first systematic theologian of Lutheranism. Melanchthon was born on February 16, 1497 in Bretten. He was a grand-nephew of the

A deep sense of nature is permeated with watercolor landscapes of Durer, apparently related to the beginning of the 1490s, performed by him during walks around Nuremberg, during a trip

Albrecht Durer portrayed the captivating-beautiful Adam and Eve. The ancestors were created in the image and likeness of God, he wrote with conviction in his diary, which means that their

Engraving “Samson killing a lion”. Power, anger, danger, strong movements of the body, in which the strong movements of the soul are expressed, are transmitted here. Durer reread in the

In the engraving “The Battle of the Archangel Michael with the Dragon” Albrecht Durer illustrates chapter 12 of the book “Revelation” of John the Theologian: “And there was a war

“Madonna with Siskin.” It is believed that Durer wrote it for the old Bellini. Madonna holds the baby, and he has a siskin on his handle. The baby hands him

Engraving “Pipe Tone” is an illustration to the 8th chapter of the book “Revelation” of John the Theologian: “And I saw seven angels standing before God, and seven pipes were

The famous three-leaved “Dresden Altar” was written by Dürer for the Wittenberg Palace Church. The middle part of the triptych is Mary and the Child. The Virgin, reminiscent of Italian