Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht Dürer, sometimes spelled in English as Durer or Duerer, was a German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the German Renaissance. Born in Nuremberg, Dürer established his reputation and influence across Europe in his twenties due to his high-quality woodcut prints. He was in contact with the major Italian artists of his time, including Raphael, Giovanni Bellini and Leonardo da Vinci, and from 1512 was patronized by Emperor Maximilian I.
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Trending topics shown first"The new art must be based upon science — in particular, upon mathematics, as the most exact, logical, and graphically constructive of the sciences."
"Since geometry is the right foundation of all painting, I have decided to teach its rudiments and principles to all youngsters eager for art."
"There is no man on earth who can give a final judgment on what the most beautiful shape may be. Only God knows."
"Sane judgment abhors nothing so much as a picture perpetrated with no technical knowledge, although with plenty of care and diligence. Now the sole reason why painters of this sort are not aware of th…"
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1471
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