Albrecht Dürer by Claire Viksjo

What did your person do before his/her Renaissance achievement, what was their younger life like?

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^{Albrecht Dürer started training to become a}^draftsman^{in his fathers goldsmith workshop. Because of his high skill level, he created an incredible self portrait at just 13 years in 1484. By 1485, he made a gothic-style work of art.}

^{A draftsman is a person who makes detailed technical plans or drawings.}

cviksjo28 — 2024-10-08 18:13:43 UTC

In this drawing the Whore of Babylon is on a seven headed scarlet beast. This beast has ten horns and is holding the chalice full of the abominations and filthiness of her fortification.

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^{Dürer left for a period of travel after three years of working in Wohlgemuth’s workshop. As a journeyman, he took his art to the Netherlands, Alsace, and Basel Switzerland. In Switzerland, he concluded his first woodcut (authenticated) called St. Jerome Curing the Lion.}

^{"Albrecht Dürer." Britannica Academic, Encyclopædia Britannica, 28 Feb. 2024.}^{academic.eb.com/levels/collegiate/article/Albrecht-D%C3%BCrer/31569}^{. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.}

cviksjo28 — 2024-10-08 18:16:29 UTC

This is representing pysical courage. This is due to the fact that the man in this picture is taking down a lion with just his bare hands.

cviksjo28 — 2024-10-08 18:17:48 UTC

This is representing the woodcut in the Southern sky. It is a map with stars and it was created in 1503.

Birth and Death

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^{Albercht Durer was born May 21, 1471 and died on April 6, 1528.}

^{"Albrecht Dürer." Britannica Academic, Encyclopædia Britannica, 28 Feb. 2024.}^{academic.eb.com/levels/collegiate/article/Albrecht-D%C3%BCrer/31569}^{. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.}

cviksjo28 — 2024-10-08 18:22:48 UTC

This drawing was created in 1526 and its a portrait of Desiderius Erasmus. He is a very detailed person, and in this picture he is writing with a reed pen.

cviksjo28 — 2024-10-08 18:23:31 UTC

This picture is showing the Christian faith. It is one of the knights for the Christians. He is demonstrating humanism, and it is being shown with allegorical elements.

Why is Albrecht Dürer person important to the Renaissance?

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^{Albrecht Dürer is important to the Renaissance because during that time he made really detailed paintings. These paintings accurately demonstrated human bodies and the animals. These represented the Northern Interest during the Renaissance.}

^{"Albrecht Dürer." Britannica Academic, Encyclopædia Britannica, 28 Feb. 2024.}^{academic.eb.com/levels/collegiate/article/Albrecht-D%C3%BCrer/31569}^{. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.}

Best Known For

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^{One of Albrecht Dürer’s most famous engravings is called}^{The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse}^{. This was based on The Book of Revelation. The book expresses four horsemen going through death, starvation, Plague or Pestilence, and war.}

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^{Albrecht Dürer had a famous ink pen drawing called}^{Study of Praying Hands.}^{This is a very significant piece of artwork because of the detail that is shown.}

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^{Another famous work of art by Albrecht Dürer is called Agony in the Garden. This engraving is held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and was made in approximately 1458.}

^{Sauers, Richard A. "Albrecht Durer." World History: The Modern Era, ABC-CLIO, 2024,}^{worldhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/302740}^{. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.}

^{Whitham, Kayle. “An Introduction to Albrecht Dürer’s Most Famous Engravings.” Vault Editions LTD, 2 Apr. 2024,}^{vaulteditions.com/blogs/news/an-introduction-to-albrecht-durers-most-famous-engravings}^{. Accessed 7 Oct. 2024.}

What are they best known for?

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Albrecht Dürer is best known for being the greatest Renaissance artist. His fame mostly came from his incredible woodcuts and engravings. He became very well known in Europe and Germany because of his incredible work.

"Albrecht Dürer." Britannica Academic, Encyclopædia Britannica, 28 Feb. 2024. academic.eb.com/levels/collegiate/article/Albrecht-D%C3%BCrer/31569. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.

what is a woodcut?

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^{When different tools such as knifes carve into a wood block to create art .}

Work Cited

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By Claire V and Olivia V

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