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Albrecht Drer
German, (1471 - 1528)
The Great Horse, 1505
German Print
Engraving on laid paper
6 9/16 in. x 4 3/4 in. (16.6 cm x 12.01 cm), sheet
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. James H. Lockhart, Jr., 75.35
Not currently on view
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With his extensive knowledge of science, anatomy, and the natural world, Albrecht Drer epitomized the ideals of the Renaissance. He was the greatest artistic genius of his time and essentially changed the conception of printmaking in Germany. Drer learned the techniques for engraving from his family of goldsmiths, but was later apprenticed to Michael Wolgemut, a well-known Nuremberg painter and maker of woodcuts. He was uniquely placed to learn and work in engraving, woodcut, and painting, although without his brilliance, these opportunities would have been unfulfilled.
[Label text from It Came From the Vault exhibition, 2013]
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