Albrecht Durer and his influence on German Renaissance

Albert Durer (1471-1528) was one of the most influential artists in German Renaissance. He was specialized in woodcut printmaking and engraving. In this blog, we will first discuss Albert Durer's career, then we will discuss his contemporaries artist Raphael (1483-1520) from Italy and Matthias Grunewald (1470-1528) from German. Lastly, we will summarize how Albert Durer impact the Northern Renaissance. Like Cunningham said: Durer was strongly influenced by Italian artistic styles and , through Italian models, by Classical ideas. ( Cunningham 335). Albrecht Durer (1471-1528), Self-Portrait, c. 1500 Durer visited Italy twice and he learned the new technique of linear perspective there. Also, Italian Renaissance humanism had impacted on Durer. He developed his idea of woodcuts and engraving. Cunningham ...