Portrait of the artists mother at the age of 63 wikipedia. Albrecht durer paintings for sale albrecht durer art. His right hand is raised in a blessing, and his left holds a crystal orb representing the earth. The hidden secrets in albrecht durer s art and life. Biographies, commentaries, guided tours, free postcard service, mobile version are provided. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Read and learn for free about the following article. Albrecht durer albrecht durer 1471 1528 was born in nuremberg, and his vast body of work includes engravings, prints, altarpieces, portraits and watercolors, and academic books. In a similar way to what leon battista alberti achieved in italy, durer was one of the first artists in northern europe to change the way people viewed painting.
Courtyard of the former castle in innsbruck with clouds watercolor on paper, 335 x 267 mm courtyard of the former castle in innsbruck without clouds watercolor on paper, 335 x 267 mm view of trento watercolor and gouache, 238 x 356 mm. Albrecht durer was a prolific and immensely talented artist and this book is a great way to experience some of this best woodcuts. Durer portrayed holzschuher 14691529another friend who was a mayor many times in nurembergwithout arms or hands, from the shoulders up. Thats by albrecht durer, the wellknown german artist. Sophia sartor is a character in the video game assassins creed, she is based on albrecht durer s portrait of a young venetian woman from 1505. View over 7742 albrecht durer artworks sold at auction to research and compare prices. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. The watercolors of albrecht durer in chronological order. Master drawings, watercolors, and prints from the albertina. Art director rafael lacoste took influence from durer s portrait of a young venetian woman, which was created in 1505.
Born in nuremberg, durer established his reputation and influence across europe when he was in his twenties due to his highquality woodcut prints. The vase of lilies probably refers to the purity of his mind, while the latin and greek inscription, prominently framed like a picture on the wall, underscores the scholars humanistic interests. Blue was the most expensive color to use in a painting, commissioners paid by the blue in the painting. If youd like to send an image, i can tell you which one it is. You may purchase the artwork as oil painting reproduction, acrylic painting, watercolor, gouache, wax crayon, pencil sketch, pastel, and. Below are the date, 1526, in roman numerals, and the artists monogram. Philipp melanchthon, writing after his friend death, said that his art, great as it was, was his least merit, as in his eyes, albrecht the christian was worth even more than the artist.
The caterpillar is my addition to the milkweed illustration. Durer enjoyed creating illustrations of animals and saw that as a way of adding a further aspect to the previous work that he had done. Fabercastell albrecht durer artists watercolour pencils. As in the case of jakob muffel, portrayed the same year. Commission your favorite albrecht durer oil paintings from thousands of available paintings. And that painting of her, i could stare at it for days. Handmade art reproductions of emperor charlemagne albrecht durer are available to be custom made as oil painting or other art forms. His father, albrecht durer the elder originally albrecht ajtosi, was a successful goldsmith who in 1455 had moved to nuremberg from ajtos hu. It would appear that he intended to leave the painting to posterity as it is dated 1500, with his famous ad monogram underneath, a play on his own initials and anno domini, the year of our lord. Parrot was created by albrecht durer in northern renaissance style.
Seeing his talent, his father yielded to his son wish and the young albrecht became an apprentice of the painter michael wolgemut. I do wish that the editor would have included additional information on each piece of art, which would have added some muchneeded context and enhanced the value and enjoyment of. This painting belonged to the family until it was acquired by the gemaldegalerie in 1884. One of albrechts brothers, hans durer, was also a painter and trained under him.
This small portrait is located in the uffizi gallery in florence, italy, and is durers earliest surviving oil painting, completed in 1490 when he was only 18 years old. Albrecht durer 21 may 1471 6 april 1528 was a german painter. He made sure that his art team modeled her very closely from. January 20, 2014 art crime, art history albrecht durer, discovering the durer cipher, durer secrets and. My local art stores either dont carry this set or would charge twice the amount, or the price for a lesser set.
We have 176 albrecht durer prints and posters, including young hare, c. Durer was offered an enormous sum of money to paint a portrait of sofia sartor as a gift. Albrecht durer quotations my father suffered much and toiled painfully all his life, for he had no resources other than the proceeds of his trade from which to support himself and his wife and family. Choose your favorite albrecht durer paintings from millions of available designs. Web gallery of art, searchable fine arts image database. Web gallery of art, image collection, virtual museum and searchable database of european fine arts painting, sculpture, illumination of the romanesque, gothic, renaissance, baroque, neoclassicism, romanticism, realism, impressionism periods 1900, containing over 31. Along with the virgin and child with saint anne mma 14.
The portrait is a tender but unflinching physical study of his mother, barbara holper c. He cultivated communications with the major italian artists of. Price of durer art in auction hidden secrets in albrecht. Albrecht durer was particularly skilled as an oil painter and an etcher, with his most famous works including the little owl, the hare and melancholia i. Durer s house, where he lived and worked from 1509 to 1528, is still there, near the durer monument on bergstrasse. All albrecht durer paintings ship within 48 hours and include a 30day moneyback guarantee. Like his italian contemporaries leonardo, michelangelo and raphael, he played a pivotal role in the development of european art. Placed before a brilliant green background, christ raises his right hand in blessing while holding a crystal orb in his left. Albrecht durer oil painting reproductions, 100% handpainted museum quality oil painting reproduction on canvas. After three years of learning, in 1490 he left for his wanderjahre.
Except for very few paintings in the hands of private collectors, they are all in museums. You may even get a beautiful oil reproduction of the works of albrecht durer in renaissance style. This watercolour landscape would not look out of place alongside the. It shows the artists father, the goldsmith albrecht the elder, at the age of 62 or 63. Art of albrecht durer paintings for sale toperfect. Albrecht durer portfolio woodcut prints liveauctioneers. All albrecht durer paintings are hand painted and include a moneyback guarantee. Among all the artists investigating the classical in search of new principles of art, albrecht durer stands supreme. Albrecht durer was born in nuremberg, franconia, in 1471, in present day germany. Courtyard of the former castle in innsbruck with clouds watercolor on paper, 335 x 267 mm courtyard of the former castle in innsbruck without clouds watercolor on paper, 335 x 267 mm view of trento. Albrecht durer german, 14711528, portfolio edited by otto fischer published in 1938 in berlin by deutsche buchgemenschaft, containing approximately 350 reproduction woodcuts in portfolio. Durer established his reputation across europe when he was still in his twenties due to his highquality woodcut prints. Emperor charlemagne albrecht durer for sale, the price is only 5%20% of the retailing prices at galleries in your city. His vast body of art includes altarpieces, religious works, numerous portraits and selfportraits, and copper engravings.
Emperor charlemagne albrecht durer painting in oil for sale. This marriage is still shadowed in mystery to this day as not too many evidence concerning it exists, whilst there are a. Nuremberg was important to him, he was born and he died there and, after travelling, always returned there. Albrecht durer painting reproductions for sale 1st art. They are extraordinarily versatile and colourful, but their special advantage lies in the ability to produce watercolour effects. Sophia sartor is a character in the video game assassins creed, she is based on albrecht durers portrait of a young venetian woman from. Learn more about the four holy men detail albrecht durer oil artwork, painted by one of the most celebrated masters in the history of art. Subscribe to access price results for 150,000 different artists. While sofia technically doesnt exist as a real person. If youre behind a web filter, please make sure that the domains. Info of paintings by durer and list of artwork names, as well as pictures of durer adam eve, praying hands and four horsemen. Albrecht durer famous painters bios wiki videos by. Find more prominent pieces of animal painting at best visual art database. This small painting, 325 x 245 mm, is in oil paint on wood and combines elements of both northern and italian renaissance to stunning effect.
Albrecht durer is widely regarded as the greatest renaissance artist to come from germany and is remembered as a valued printmaker and theorist as well as a painter. From the beautiful the knight death and the devil, to the striking melancholy i handmade oil painting reproductions of all of albrecht durer s most popular paintings are available at 1st art. His intense and selfdramatizing selfportrait oil paintings have. Find more prominent pieces of animal painting at best visual art.