Biography for Albrecht Dürer

Employment

Painter and engraver. Son of Albrecht the Elder (goldsmith), Dürer was first apprenticed to his father and also attended school. His artistic talent was recognised at an early stage, and he was then apprenticed to painter Michael Wolgemut (1434 -1519). Dürer enjoyed a successful career as a painter and engraver. In 1509, he became a member of the Great Council of Nuremberg, illustrative of his status in German society. His most famous paintings include Adam and Eve (1504) and St. Jerome in His Study (1514). Although Dürer worked as an artist, he also designed and published humanist books.