Dürer

[ door-er, dyoor-; German dy-ruhr ]

/ ˈdʊər ər, ˈdyʊər-; German ˈdü rər /

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Al·brecht

[ahl-brekht], /ˈɑl brɛxt/, 1471–1528, German painter and engraver.

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Her work has an inspired completion and accuracy that recalls artists like Durer or Vermeer.
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Yet more drawings from the wondrous Albrecht Dürer show at the National Gallery in Washington.
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Albrecht Muth, accused of killing his frail old wife, is playing a bizarre cat and mouse game with his lawyers.
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Albrecht was a very capable and, in many respects, a very interesting man, although he was not popular with the public.
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Besides music, Albrecht took great interest in natural science and mathematics.
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Tchaikovsky had a very high opinion of Albrecht as a composer, and often regretted that so much talent should be wasted.
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Rethel had studied the harsh strength of his Albrecht Drer, but only as a kindred spirit studies his kin.
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As the years went by, seventeen other children came to the Durer home.
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British Dictionary definitions for Dürer

Dürer

/ (German ˈdyːrər) /

noun

Albrecht (ˈalbrɛçt). 1471–1528, German painter and engraver, regarded as the greatest artist of the German Renaissance and noted particularly as a draughtsman and for his copper engravings and woodcuts

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