Category: Durer

Newly Revealed Dürer Drawing From the Northern Renaissance Found In Massachusetts Could Be Worth $10 Million

A drawing by one of the most famous German artists in history turned up in Massachusetts and is set to be officially cataloged for the first time. It could also be worth a cool $10 million, according to one expert. Only a handful of finished drawings depicting the Virgin and Child were ever completed by…


The Moral Hero in ‘Knight, Death, and the Devil’

I sometimes wonder what it means to be the hero in one’s own life story. How might we lead a virtuous and dignified life despite hardships? This is not an unusual question in any sense. Cultures across time and in different places have wrestled with this moral question. Albrecht Dürer, the Printmaker Born in Germany…