10 things to know about Albrecht Dürer

Alastair Smart traces the life and work of perhaps the finest printmaker in the history of art, bringer of the Renaissance to Northern Europe and creator of the Rhinoceros, Melencolia I and Knight, Death and the Devil. Illustrated with prints offered at Christie’s

Albrecht Durer, Saint Anthony reading, 1519, offered in Old Master Prints on 2 July 2024 at Christie's in London

Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528), Saint Anthony reading, 1519 (detail). Engraving on laid paper, without watermark. Sheet 98 x 142 mm. Sold for £69,300 on 2 July 2024 at Christie’s in London

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