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Albrecht Durer the Elder
StyleNorthern Renaissance
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Albrecht Dürer drew this portrait of his father, Albrecht Dürer the Elder. The silverpoint drawing shows the artist's father with characteristic precision and tenderness.
Dürer honored his goldsmith father in this intimate portrait. This drawing is at the Albertina in Vienna.
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About Albrecht Durer the Elder
You can see it at Albertina, Vienna in Vienna, Austria. Albrecht Dürer created it. Albrecht Dürer drew this portrait of his father, Albrecht Dürer the Elder.
Albrecht Dürer portrayed his father, a goldsmith who taught him his craft You can see it at Albertina, Vienna. Albrecht Dürer drew this portrait of his father, Albrecht Dürer the Elder.
It depicts Albrecht Dürer's father, a goldsmith from Nuremberg. The elder Dürer trained his son in metalworking before the young artist turned to painting and printmaking, becoming the greatest Northern Renaissance artist.
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