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An exhibition of one of Germany's most famous artists, Albrecht Duerer, has opened in his hometown of Nuremberg. The collection focuses on the popular Renaissance artist's early work, and brings together an unprecedented number of his paintings.
Albrecht Duerer was born in Nuremberg on May 21st, 1471 and passed away in his hometown on April 6th, 1528. He was one of the great artists of the Northern Renaissance.
He is best known for his vast body of religious works, including altar pieces, copper engravings and woodcuts.
A true Renaissance man, whatever Duerer turned his hand to, he enjoyed success - from his watercolor landscapes and theorist texts to printmaking and mathematics.
Now - for the first time - a large exhibition in his hometown of Nuremberg is celebrating his early life and work up to the year 1505.
Curator Daniel Hess explains why the years before 1505 are the most important ones in Duerer’s artistic life.
Daniel Hess, curator, said, "It made a lot of sense for us to focus on Duerer’s development until the year 1505. During this period of time the important developments of his artistic work took place. At this time, Duerer stopped painting self portraits and aquarelle. Already in the year 1500 Duerer had begun his theoretical work and wrote more than ten books about painting."
The exhibition brings together over 200 masterpieces from some of the most important museums around the world - the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the British Library in London and the Uffizi in Florence are just three of the 51 lenders from 12 countries.
Duerer’s artworks are virtuoso examples of narrative and dramatic staging and enjoy unprecedented popularity.
文化链接：阿尔布雷特·丢勒（Albrecht Dürer ，1471－1528）生于纽伦堡，德国画家、版画家及木版画设计家。丢勒的作品包括木刻版画及其他版画、油画、素描草图以及素描作品。他的作品中，以版画最具影响力。他是最出色的木刻版画和铜版画家之一。主要作品有《启示录》、《基督大难》、《小受难》、《男人浴室》、《海怪》、《浪荡子》、《伟大的命运》、《亚当与夏娃》、《骑士、死亡与恶魔》等。他的水彩风景画是他最伟大的成就之一，这些作品气氛和情感表现得极其生动。
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