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

As in all Dürer’s works, in paintings on a religious theme, the artist’s interest in a living person, his emotional state, is affected with all his might. Full of life

“Knight, Death and the Devil” – the first engraving in the famous series “Three Workshops” engravings on copper. A gloomy forest is depicted. This can be imagined in a terrible

“Portrait of a young Venetian” Albrecht Durer wrote during his second trip to Venice in 1505. This is one of the most lyrical paintings of the famous master. Exquisite colors

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

Clearly marked individual resemblance in all portraits of Durer is invariably combined with a high conception of a man, expressed in a special moral significance and a seal of deep

“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

In a series of portraits of the 1520s Dürer recreated the type of man of the Renaissance era, imbued with a proud consciousness of the self-worth of one’s self, charged

Madonna Durer – most often young, charming, with a soft face, with gentle lips, with pensively half-closed eyes. The image repeats, varies, changes, Maria looks younger or older, but in

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

Engraving “Babylonian harlot” – an illustration to the 17th chapter of the book “Revelation” of John the Theologian: Under the harlot in the Apocalypse was meant the Imperial Rome. This

In this – by probability, the last – a portrait of Durer’s work depicts an alchemist and adherent of the occultism with which Pirkheimer linked his deep personal grief. John

Durer did not have a large workshop with many students. His trustworthy students are unknown. Presumably associated with him primarily three Nuremberg artists – the brothers Hans Zebald and Barthel

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 “God’s Angel and a hymn to the elect” – an illustration to the 7th chapter of the book “Revelation” of John the Theologian: In the upper part of the

At the turn of the 1500s, Durer carried out a series of engravings on copper and on wood, in which the young master’s search was clearly defined. These etchings, even

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

Engraving “The Witch”, here Durer depicted an ugly witch who hurries to the Sabbath. It rushes through the air on a mythical animal, in which the trunk of a goat

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.

Engraving on copper “Maria on the bench from the turf.” Here it seems older than on earlier incisive engravings. Her head is enveloped in a handkerchief. She gently grasped the

Philip Melanchthon is a famous German humanist, known as an associate of Luther. His real name is Schwarzard. He was born into a family of a gunsmith and a merchant’s