The Credit Suisse Exhibition: Dürer's Journeys
Travels of a Renaissance Artist
Europe at the turn of the 15th century
During his lifetime Dürer witnessed some of European history's most significant milestones.
Apocalypse, plague and the printing press
Dürer lived through extraordinary times; Martin Luther's radical challenge to the Catholic Church, the discovery of new continents, the spread of the printing press and, not least, widespread, collective anxiety due to the belief that the world would end before 1500.
Dürer's curiosity, combined with his great creativity meant that he was able to take advantage of what must have been exciting, if unsettling, times.
We set the scene
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Introduction to Dürer
Who was Albrecht Dürer? We take a first look at the artist.
Nuremberg - Dürer's home
Location, location; find out why Nuremberg's character and position were so important for Dürer.
Dürer the printmaker
An introduction to printing techniques and a look into how Dürer took prints to a new level
Dürer's travels through his own words and sketches
'Why has God given me such magnificent talent?'
Vivid dreams, status anxiety, egocentricity and limitless curiosity laid bare in his own words.
Dürer's influence
Even if you don't know the name, chances are you've seen a reproduction of one of his prints. What is it about his work that has made it last?
The Credit Suisse Exhibition: Durer's Journeys
Online exhibition catalogue supplement
Further essays relating to the exhibition.