Albrecht Duerer was born in Nuremberg in 1471. His father Albrecht Duerer, the Elder, had limited means. A well to do German printer named [Willibald Pirckheimer]
?, became his godfather and his lifelong closest friend. Duerer learned from [Michael Wolgemut]
? how to paint and how to do [wood carving]
? and [copper engraving]
?. Besides painting many famous people of the day, starting with [Maximilian l]
? of the
Holy Roman Empire, and crafting altar pieces, Duerer also was active in mathematics and geometry for the city of Nuremberg.
One of Germany's greatest artists, Duerer died in Nuremberg in 1528.
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