Dürer

American

[door-er, dyoor-, dy-ruhr] / ˈdʊər ər, ˈdjʊər-, ˈdü rər /

noun

Albrecht 1471–1528, German painter and engraver.

Dürer British

/ 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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Dürer was only partly successful: It was decided that Raimondi could continue copying Dürer’s work, but he was prohibited from also copying the artist’s distinctive monogram.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

The collection spans Old Masters like Titian, Dürer, and Goya to modern masterpieces, including Monet and de Chirico, as well as the works that were taken.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

A 500-year-old engraving by Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer, which is said to have been found at a tip, has sold at auction for £26,500.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2024

Dog-eared books on Picasso, Dürer and Rembrandt lie open on the studio floor.

From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2023

It had a picture of an engraving by Albrecht Dürer that had a magic square in it too.

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine

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