Dürer, Albrecht

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A German painter and engraver of the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. Dürer's career came at the beginning of the Reformation, which he supported, and many of his subjects are religious. His woodcuts — prints made from a carved wooden block — are particularly notable.

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How to use Dürer, Albrecht in a sentence

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Her work has an inspired completion and accuracy that recalls artists like Durer or Vermeer.
Alice Munro, Cinderella Story|Gish Jen|October 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Yet more drawings from the wondrous Albrecht Dürer show at the National Gallery in Washington.
News of the Weird|Blake Gopnik|May 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Albrecht Muth, accused of killing his frail old wife, is playing a bizarre cat and mouse game with his lawyers.
The Hungry Murder Suspect|Sandra McElwaine|March 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST

"If we can see some numbers growth versus Season 1, we definitely are up for it and Chris [Albrecht] is game," said Hamm.
Is the Party Over?|Jace Lacob|April 21, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Albrecht was a very capable and, in many respects, a very interesting man, although he was not popular with the public.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky
Besides music, Albrecht took great interest in natural science and mathematics.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky had a very high opinion of Albrecht as a composer, and often regretted that so much talent should be wasted.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky
Rethel had studied the harsh strength of his Albrecht Drer, but only as a kindred spirit studies his kin.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4)|Richard Muther
As the years went by, seventeen other children came to the Durer home.
Great Artists, Vol 1.|Jennie Ellis Keysor