Albrecht Dürer revolutionized woodcut printmaking as an artform and his influence over the medium's practitioners has endured for centuries. Revered for his masterfully detailed prints and drawings, the German artist was driven by boundless curiosity. Dürer was the Renaissance personified in 16th-century northern Europe — he was more deeply engaged in the pursuits of the era’s Italian painters than any other artist from the region, an attribute that earned him the title “Leonardo of the North.”
Trained initially as a goldsmith in his father’s workshop, Dürer’s talent for art materialized early, in a self-portrait at the age of 13 in 1484. Held in the Albertina Museum in Vienna, this silverpoint drawing is one of the oldest extant self-portraits in European art.
While Dürer traveled extensively, his two stays in Venice, which took place during the turn of the 16th century, were among the most influential. There he became increasingly acquainted with the work of great Italian artists including Gentile and Giovanni Bellini, Antonio Pollaiuolo, Leonardo da Vinci and a young Raphael. Naturally, Dürer found great inspiration in the Venetians’ theoretical interests, techniques, use of color and more.
Over the course of his career, Dürer received commissions from Frederick the Wise-Elector of Saxony, Emperor Maximilian I and the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. At one point he was commissioned to draw the first living rhinoceros seen in Europe since the Roman Empire. Despite having never actually seen the animal, Dürer made the now-famous c. 1515 woodcut based on one written account and brief sketch. For years it remained the common interpretation of what rhinos looked like to Europeans.
Dürer’s woodcuts were widely disseminated during his time, and he is the best known artist associated with the Northern Renaissance. His breathtaking technical prowess is most prominent in his three master engravings — Saint Jerome in His Study, Melencolia I and Knight, Death, and the Devil — profoundly influential works that are characterized by rich textures and meticulously detailed imagery.
Dürer’s work is in the collections of many museums, including the National Gallery in London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, while his former home in Nuremberg, Germany, has been converted into a museum dedicated to his legacy. Important works like Hare and Praying Hands can be found in the Albertina, while his second famous self-portrait from 1500 — which depicts Dürer in a fur-trimmed robe — is on display in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich.
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The Penance of St. Chrysostom by Albrecht Dürer
By Albrecht Dürer
Located in New Orleans, LA
Albrecht Dürer 1471-1528 German The Penance of St. Chrysostom Monogrammed in the plate lower center "AD" Copper engraving on laid paper “Whatever was mortal in Albrecht Dürer li...
Copper
Oil Portrait of a Victorian Lady, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Painted in the 19th century, this exquisite miniature portrait wonderfully exemplifies realism in traditional oil painting. The small artwork is painted in the conventional portraiture style of the Old Masters, and achieves soft realism with fine brushwork and a subdued, neutral palette. The half length portrait depicts a fine Victorian woman dressed in all black with a delicate lace collar and bonnet. She wears a ruby broach...
Oil
$13,033
H 35.83 in W 29.93 in D 3.15 in
Portrait Gentleman Armour, Blue Cloak, Diamond Brooch c.1700 French Carved Frame
By Joseph Vivien
Located in London, GB
Portrait of a Gentleman in Armour and Azure Cloak with Diamond Brooch c.1700 Attributed to Joseph Vivienne (1657-1735) The sitter in this superb portrait, offered by Titan Fine Art...
Oil, Cotton Canvas
$450
H 21.75 in W 15.25 in
Illuminated Manuscript, 1575-1600, Northern Italy, Sexagesima and Quinquagesima
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Spanish Illuminated Gradual Leaf: Sexagesima and Quinquagesima Sundays Italy, probably Northern Italy Late sixteenth century, circa 1575–1600 Latin manuscript on parchment; Gothic ro...
Ink
$15,194
H 58.27 in W 48.82 in D 3.55 in
Portrait of a Gentleman, James Douglas, Lord Aberdour, Fine Period Carved Frame
Located in London, GB
This exceptionally handsome and imposing portrait is a particularly accomplished example of British grand-manner portraiture of the early Georgian period. Preserved in excellent over...
Canvas, Oil
$13,307
H 52.17 in W 45.08 in D 2.76 in
Portrait of a Lady, in Black Dress with Red Satin Sleeves and Pearls c.1660-1680
By Sir Peter Lely
Located in London, GB
Portrait of a Lady, in a Black Dress with Red Satin Sleeves and Pearls English School c.1660–1680 Circle of Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680) This striking portrait is a compelling exampl...
Canvas, Oil
$12,763
H 49.22 in W 41.74 in D 3.55 in
Portrait of a Gentleman, Marc de Beauvau-Craon, Prince of Craon, Oil on Canvas
By Hyacinthe Rigaud
Located in London, GB
Portrait of Marc de Beauvau-Craon, Prince of Craon (1679–1754), 18th Century After Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659-1743) Few early eighteenth-century portraits unite such imposing decorative...
Canvas, Oil
$8,981
H 36.62 in W 31.5 in D 2.37 in
c.1700 Gentleman Portrait with Wig and Blue Cloak, Thomas Murray Oil Painting
Located in London, GB
Portrait of a Gentleman with Periwig and Blue Cloak c.1695-1710 Attributed to Thomas Murray (1663–1734) This accomplished oil-on-canvas portrait, presented by Titan Fine Art, was al...
Canvas, Oil
$550
H 30.75 in W 22.25 in
Spainish, Castille, Choir Book, c. 1575, Communion Acceptabis sacrificium
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Spanish, probably Castile Leaf from a Dominican Gradual: Acceptabis sacrificium and Deus in loco sancto suo Late 16th century Ink and red pigment on parchment; square-note plainsong...
Ink
$12,091
H 35.04 in W 28.75 in D 2.37 in
Portrait of King Charles I, in Armour, after Sir Anthony van Dyck, Carved framed
Located in London, GB
This handsome and unusually intimate image of King Charles I brings one of Sir Anthony van Dyck’s most commanding royal inventions into a scale ideally suited to private display. Aga...
Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel
$17,490
H 58.27 in W 48.82 in D 3.55 in
Portrait of a Lady, Agatha Halyburton later Countess of Morton Fine Carved Frame
Located in London, GB
This magnificent and exceptionally decorative portrait of a young woman is one of those early Georgian images in which likeness, sumptuous colour and symbolic meaning combine to unus...
Canvas, Oil
The Bathers ("De Zwemmertjes")
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in New York, NY
Etching and drypoint on laid paper, 1651. New Hollstein's third, and final, state. Full sheet size 5.38 x6.5 inches. Frame size 14.25 x 16.75 inches. Catalogue raisonné references...
Drypoint, Etching
$8,500
H 36.25 in W 29.5 in D 2.25 in
Micromosaic Panel "Casco D’oro (The Man with the Golden Helmet)" After Rembrandt
By Studio Del Mosaico Vaticano
Located in Yardley, PA
An exceptional micromosaic made by the Vatican Mosaic Workshop after Rembrandt’s celebrated “Man in a Golden Helmet.” Composed of thousands of hand-cut glass tesserae, the work captures the brilliance of Rembrandt’s chiaroscuro with extraordinary precision. The armor glows with metallic depth, and the sitter’s expression retains its quiet intensity which made the original painting so famous. The Vatican’s Studio del Mosaico...
Mosaic
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H 38.25 in W 33.5 in D 2.75 in
The Betrayal of Christ from Large Passion by Albrecht Dürer
By Albrecht Dürer
Located in New Orleans, LA
Albrecht Dürer 1471-1528 German The Betrayal of Christ Monogrammed in the block “AD” (lower left) Woodcut on laid paper with a tower and crown watermark “Whatever was mortal in A...
Laid Paper, Woodcut
THE VIRGIN AND CHILD SEATED BY A TREE
By Albrecht Dürer
Located in Santa Monica, CA
ALBRECHT DURER (1471-1528) THE VIRGIN AND CHILD SEATED BY A TREE 1513 (Bartsch 35; Meder 34 c-d, Hollstein 34) Engraving a generally good impression. Trimmed slightly into the i...
Engraving
The Small Horse by Albrecht Dürer
By Albrecht Dürer
Located in New Orleans, LA
Albrecht Dürer 1471-1528 German The Small Horse Dated in the plate on upper center; monogrammed in the plate lower center: AD Meder state a Copperplate engraving on laid paper “W...
Laid Paper, Engraving
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H 10.75 in W 16.75 in
Ship of Fools Diptych, Old Masters Woodcut and Engraving by Albrecht Dürer
By Albrecht Dürer
Located in Long Island City, NY
Albrecht Dürer, German (1471 -1528) - Diptych from First Edition of The Ship of Fools, Year: 1494, Medium: Woodcut and Engraving, Image Size: 7 x 12.25 inches, Frame Size: 10.75 ...
Engraving, Woodcut
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H 18.75 in W 15.75 in D 1.63 in
'Adam and Eve Expelled from Eden' by Albrecht Dürer, Woodcut Print
By Albrecht Dürer
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 18.75" x 15.75" framed, woodblock print was produced by German Renaissance artist, Albrecht Dürer, circa 1511. The 5.75" x 4.63" print floats on white mat board and is presented...
Woodcut
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H 9.53 in W 6.5 in D 0.04 in
The Arms of the Holy Roman Empire and of the...-Woodcut by Albrecht Durer - 1521
By Albrecht Dürer
Located in Roma, IT
Also called "The Justice", this woodcut print depicts The Arms of the Holy Roman Empire and of the City of Nuremberg. Realized by Durer in 1521, as dated in the top center of the pl...
Woodcut
Saint Thomas
By Albrecht Dürer
Located in Greenwich, CT
Albrecht Dürer (1471 – Nuremberg – 1528), St. Thomas , 1514, engraving 118x70 mm; 4 ½ x 2 ¾ inches matted : approx. 9 x 7 inches Bartsch 48 ; Meder 50 Provenance: Private colle...
Engraving
Dürer, Life of Virgin, Marriage of Virgin, Woodcut
By Albrecht Dürer
Located in Greven, DE
Dürer Marriage of the Virgin One of the series of 20 woodcuts, without text, before a temple, a priest uniting the right hands of the Virgin Mary and St Joseph, on the right behind t...
Woodcut
Dürer, Life of Virgin, Marriage of Virgin, Woodcut
By Albrecht Dürer
Located in Greven, DE
Dürer Marriage of the Virgin One of the series of 20 woodcuts, without text, before a temple, a priest uniting the right hands of the Virgin Mar...
Woodcut
The Holy Family with the Three Hares
By Albrecht Dürer
Located in New York, NY
A very good, evenly-printed Meder h impression of this woodcut. Strong contrasts and the breaks in the border line but with less wear in the subject.
Woodcut
Saints Stephen, Sixtus, and Laurentius
By Albrecht Dürer
Located in Middletown, NY
circa 1504 Woodcut on cream laid paper, 8 1/2 x 5 7/8 inches (215 x 148 mm), thread margins. Significant expert repairs to lower right sheet edge, and center right sheet edge. Mino...
Laid Paper, Woodcut
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H 11.95 in W 8.3 in
THE ADORATION OF THE MAGI - from Life of the Virgin (see also posted M Raimondi)
By Albrecht Dürer
Located in Santa Monica, CA
ALRECHT DURER (1471 - 1528) THE ADORATION OF THE MAGI - 1503 (11).( Meder 199, Hollstein 199, Bartsch 87). Original Woodcut, Plate 12 from the series "The Life of the Virgin" (Meder...
Woodcut