HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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Pieter Bruegel the Elder
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Albrecht Dürer
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Hans Holbein the Younger
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Jan van Eyck
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Detailed explanation-1: -German Painters After returning to Germany, Dürer produced woodcuts and engravings. Many of his prints portray religious subjects. Others portray classical myths or realistic landscapes.
Detailed explanation-2: -He was a brilliant painter, draftsman, and writer, though his first and probably greatest artistic impact was in the medium of printmaking. Dürer apprenticed with his father, who was a goldsmith, and with the local painter Michael Wolgemut, whose workshop produced woodcut illustrations for major books and publications.
Detailed explanation-3: -Albrecht Dürer the printmaker Some of Dürer’s best-known works are his woodcuts and engravings. He was an incredibly skilful craftsman who could both carve woodblocks for woodcut prints and create cut metal plates for engravings.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Rhinoceros. Ever since its first publication in 1515, Dürer’s Rhinoceros has remained one of his most popular artworks.
Detailed explanation-5: -Albrecht Dürer. He produced woodcuts and engravings. Hans Holbein the Younger. Dürer’s emphasis upon realism influenced his work. Jan van Eyck. He was the first great Flemish painter. Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Desiderius Erasmus. Thomas More. William Shakespeare. Johann Gutenberg.