Renaissance Painter · Active 1500 – 1523
Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht Dürer is among the painters whose work defines the Renaissance era. Paintale holds 37 of Dürer’s works in its collection, spanning themes of portrait, daily life.
Where to see the work: Cleveland Museum of Art · The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Paintings by Albrecht Dürer (37)
About Albrecht Dürer
Working at the height of the Renaissance period, Albrecht Dürer produced a body of work that remains foundational to Western art. The recurring themes across the surviving paintings — portrait, daily life — show an artist returning to the same questions about the human figure, light, and the moral weight of a scene that Renaissance painting was uniquely equipped to answer.
Today, paintings by Albrecht Dürer are held in major institutions including Cleveland Museum of Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Each work on Paintale unpacks the subject, the symbolism, the technique, and the long afterlife of the painting — why it was commissioned, what its earliest viewers were expected to see, and why it still rewards close looking today.
Frequently asked about Albrecht Dürer
- When did Albrecht Dürer live?
- Albrecht Dürer was active around 1500 – 1523, during the Renaissance period.
- Where can I see paintings by Albrecht Dürer?
- Cleveland Museum of Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- What themes did Albrecht Dürer paint?
- Portrait, Daily Life.