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 engrave my thoughts into copper.
Faith and art walk hand in hand.
The critic sees flaws; the artist sees potential.
Shadows reveal the light's true path.
Life's canvas is vast, paint boldly.
Humor in proportion prevents monstrosity.
The artist's eye must pierce the veil of illusion.
In death, art grants immortality.
Every line tells a story untold.
Wisdom comes from observing the ant and the eagle alike.
The brush is mightier than the sword in truth's pursuit.
Balance in art mirrors balance in the soul.
A witty line can disarm the sternest critic.
Science without art is dry; art without science is vague.
The meaning of life is etched in every creation.
Persistence turns the apprentice into the master.
Forms in nature are infinite lessons.
The heart's passion fuels the hand's precision.
Jests in art reveal deeper truths.
Measurement is the key to immortal beauty.
Contemporaries of Albrecht Dürer
Other Visual Artss born within 50 years of Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528).