Albrecht Dürer

Timeline

1. 1471Nuremberg · NurembergDürer was born in Nuremberg into a Hungarian goldsmith family, the third of eighteen children. Nuremberg was then an imperial free city with flourishing trade and crafts, providing the environment for his later mastery of printmaking and painting.
2. 1472–1484Nuremberg · NurembergIn his early years he learned metalwork and drawing basics from his father, showing exceptional talent. He spent his childhood in Nuremberg in the 1470s, preparing for entry into a painter's workshop in 1486.
3. 1486–1489Nuremberg · NurembergFrom 1486 Dürer entered the workshop of the renowned Nuremberg painter Wolgemut to study painting and woodcut illustration, gaining exposure to large altarpieces and book illustration, laying the foundation for his later printmaking innovations and writings on painting theory.