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

“Martyrdom of John the Theologian” – the first engraving in the series “Apocalypse”. In the text of the book “Revelation” of John the Theologian, this event does not exist. The

This “self-portrait” of Durer – a vivid evidence of his concern about the assertion of the social status of the artist. Carefully written details of the costume show us the

The triptych “Paumgartner’s Altar” was written by the Patrician family of Paumgartners for one of the churches in Nuremberg. On the central part of it is depicted “Christmas”. The composition

Technique wood engravings were invented in the Far East. In Europe, it began to be used in the 1420s. In Dürer’s time, wood engraving was used, first of all, to

The legendary Saint Veronica looks older, in sorrow preparing to kneel before the face of Christ. A piece of transparent air silk with her headdress, by which she wiped Jesus’

In the engraving “The Wife Clothed in the Sun and the Seven-headed Dragon” Albrecht Durer illustrates chapter 12 of the book “Revelation” of John the Theologian: “And there appeared in

Around 1512, Durer, who had already become a venerable artist, decided to share his experience with young painters and began writing a manual for them. Unfortunately, this book did not

At the turn of the century, Dürer becomes widely known. He approaches the circle of German humanist scholars – V. Pirkheimer and others. His scientific studies unfold in full force.

On a rectangular sheet of thick rough paper, the boy pictured himself half-turned. When you look at this self-portrait, you feel that it is painted by a hand, which not