Albrecht Dürer
Greatest artist of the Northern Renaissance
Most quoted
"A good painter is inwardly full of figures, and if it were possible that he live forever, he would always have from his internal ideas, of which Plato writes, something new to pour out in his works."
— from Writings
"For a good painter is inwardly full of figures, and if it were possible that he live forever, he would always have from his internal ideas something new to pour out in his works."
— from Four Books on Human Proportion, 1528
"The more I travel, the more I realize that people are the same everywhere, they just wear different clothes and speak different languages, but they all want a good portrait."
— from Letters and Diaries
All quotes by Albrecht Dürer (386)
I have made a good many things, but I have never been satisfied with any of them.
The true artist is not he who is inspired, but he who inspires others.
The more I work, the more I live.
The artist is a creator, not an imitator.
I have always tried to do my best, and that is all I can do.
The more I paint, the more I love painting.
The artist must be a student of nature.
I have always been a lover of truth.
The more I draw, the more I see.
The artist must be a master of perspective.
I have always striven for perfection.
The more I observe, the more I understand.
The artist must be a master of anatomy.
I have always believed in hard work.
The more I create, the more I feel alive.
The artist must be a master of color.
I have always sought knowledge.
The more I learn, the more I want to learn.
The artist must be a master of light and shadow.
I have always been a seeker of beauty.
Contemporaries of Albrecht Dürer
Other Visual Artss born within 50 years of Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528).