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Painting by Albrecht Dürer

Renaissance Painter · Active 1500 – 1523

Albrecht Dürer

Paintale's collection includes 37 paintings attributed to Albrecht Dürer, a figure of the Renaissance period whose recurring subjects — portrait, daily life — trace a consistent set of preoccupations across a career's worth of commissions.

PortraitDaily Life

Where to see the work: Cleveland Museum of Art · The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Paintings by Albrecht Dürer (37)

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Christ Disputing with Doctors

Christ Disputing with Doctors

Albrecht Dürer

579 likes149 comments
The Holy Trinity

The Holy Trinity

Albrecht Dürer

1263 likes93 comments
St. Jerome Seated near a Pollard Willow

St. Jerome Seated near a Pollard Willow

Albrecht Dürer

1005 likes135 comments
Knight, Death, and the Devil

Knight, Death, and the Devil

Albrecht Dürer

1356 likes26 comments
Melencolia I

Melencolia I

Albrecht Dürer

763 likes73 comments
The Great Triumphal Car of Emperor Maximilian

The Great Triumphal Car of Emperor Maximilian

Albrecht Dürer

1176 likes106 comments
Adam and Eve

Adam and Eve

Albrecht Dürer

1443 likes73 comments
The Annunciation

The Annunciation

Albrecht Dürer

547 likes117 comments
The Last Supper

The Last Supper

Albrecht Dürer

1355 likes65 comments
The Nativity

The Nativity

Albrecht Dürer

606 likes36 comments
The Resurrection

The Resurrection

Albrecht Dürer

1207 likes37 comments
The Death of the Virgin

The Death of the Virgin

Albrecht Dürer

577 likes147 comments
Salvator Mundi

Salvator Mundi

Albrecht Dürer

723 likes53 comments
The Large Passion: The Crucifixion

The Large Passion: The Crucifixion

Albrecht Dürer

1232 likes62 comments
The Dream of the Doctor

The Dream of the Doctor

Albrecht Dürer

760 likes70 comments
St. George Killing the Dragon

St. George Killing the Dragon

Albrecht Dürer

884 likes34 comments
The Virgin and Child Surrounded by Saints and Angels

The Virgin and Child Surrounded by Saints and Angels

Albrecht Dürer

574 likes144 comments
Saint Eustace

Saint Eustace

Albrecht Dürer

1391 likes21 comments
The Sea Monster

The Sea Monster

Albrecht Dürer

761 likes71 comments
Nemesis

Nemesis

Albrecht Dürer

1384 likes54 comments
The Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple

The Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple

Albrecht Dürer

570 likes140 comments
The Flight into Egypt

The Flight into Egypt

Albrecht Dürer

602 likes32 comments
Coat of Arms with a Skull

Coat of Arms with a Skull

Albrecht Dürer

1221 likes131 comments
The Birth of the Virgin

The Birth of the Virgin

Albrecht Dürer

571 likes141 comments
Joachim's Offering Rejected by the High Priest

Joachim's Offering Rejected by the High Priest

Albrecht Dürer

575 likes145 comments
Christ Taking Leave of His Mother

Christ Taking Leave of His Mother

Albrecht Dürer

578 likes148 comments
The Meeting of Joachim and Anna at the Golden Gate

The Meeting of Joachim and Anna at the Golden Gate

Albrecht Dürer

572 likes142 comments
The Circumcision

The Circumcision

Albrecht Dürer

605 likes35 comments
The Betrothal of the Virgin

The Betrothal of the Virgin

Albrecht Dürer

548 likes118 comments
The Visitation

The Visitation

Albrecht Dürer

546 likes116 comments
Joachim and the Angel

Joachim and the Angel

Albrecht Dürer

573 likes143 comments
The Presentation of Christ in the Temple

The Presentation of Christ in the Temple

Albrecht Dürer

603 likes33 comments
Arm of Eve

Arm of Eve

Albrecht Dürer

879 likes89 comments
The Last Supper

The Last Supper

Albrecht Dürer

1238 likes68 comments
The Life of the Virgin

The Life of the Virgin

Albrecht Dürer

608 likes38 comments
The Virgin on a Crescent

The Virgin on a Crescent

Albrecht Dürer

607 likes37 comments
Ascension of Christ

Ascension of Christ

Albrecht Dürer

617 likes67 comments

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.

Museums now holding Albrecht Dürer's work include Cleveland Museum of Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. On each painting's page here, we go beyond the caption to cover subject, symbolism, technique, and provenance — the context a modern viewer needs to see what the original audience saw.

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.