Hans Dürer (born 21 February 1490 in
Nuremberg
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; died ca. 1538 in
Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...
), was a
German Renaissance painter,
illustrator, and
engraver.
The son of
Albrecht Dürer the Elder, he was the younger brother of
Albrecht Dürer, and after him, the most talented of 17 siblings. Most siblings died in childhood. He was certain to have been trained in the workshop of his already famous brother. He became the court painter for King
Sigismund I the Old of
Poland
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. One of hist most famous paintings is Praying Hands, done with ink on blue paper. He went to live and work in
Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...
for some time, like many other artists from Nuremberg
External links
Dürer at auction, Christie's NY
1490 births
1530s deaths
Year of death uncertain
Place of death missing
16th-century German painters
German male painters
German Renaissance painters
German people of Hungarian descent
Court painters of Polish kings
German expatriates in Poland
Artists from Nuremberg
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