Dürer, Albrecht:

Dürer'sPortrait of His Father(1490) in Florence, and hisSelf-Portrait(1493) in the Louvre are his earliest known paintings. He signed most of his work and made penetrating self-portraits throughout his life, revealing a consciousness of his individuality that was unusual in German art before his time. Among Dürer's several important altarpieces are thePaumgärtner Altar(1502–4) in Munich and theFeast of the Rose Garlands(1506) and theAdoration of the Trinity(1511) in Vienna. TheHeller Altar,finished in 1509, was destroyed by fire in the 18th cent.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Early Life and Work
• Later Life and Work
• Paintings
• Achievement
• Bibliography

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