After viewing the National Gallery of Art's exhibition of works by Albrecht Durer, I was glad to emerge to gray skies, a bit of drizzle and streets emptier than usual. This exhibition, of drawings, ...

WASHINGTON — It is rare for a museum to lend the heart of its most prized collection to another museum, but the Albertina in Vienna has done just that by shipping almost a hundred watercolors and ...

For decades now, a gentle rivalry has grown up among Durer scholars. Where do we encounter the true essence of the artist -- in his paintings, or in the massive outpouring of his prints and works on ...

Albrecht Dürer was perhaps the most accomplished artist of the Northern Renaissance, the creator of stunning paintings like “Self-Portrait” and exquisite prints like “Melancholia I.” He was also, as a ...

Journalist Charlotte Higgins reveals how German Renaissance artist Albrecht Durer's international reputation and wealth derived from his genius with the medium of print. Show more Albrecht Dürer - the ...

“There can be no better way of getting to know Albrecht Dürer than by reading his own words” “There can be no better way of getting to know Dürer than by reading his own words. He writes vividly ...