Albrecht Dürer (Nuremberg, May 21, 1471 - there, April 6, 1528) was a German painter, draftsman, maker of woodcuts and copper engravings, art theorist and humanist from the Northern Renaissance.The emergence of printmaking, which runs parallel to the development of printing, makes Albrecht Dürer the most popular and influential Northern European artist of this period.His studio specialized in printing techniques.Copper engraving in particular made a large print run possible.
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