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  • Portrait of Ulrich Varnbuler Portrait of Ulrich Varnbüler

    Ulrich Varnbüler was a German public official and distinguished classical scholar. Dürer intended his woodcut to be almost life-size, and to retain the drawn strokes of the original chalk study. The imposing physicality of Varnbüler is marked, with…

  • Albrecht Dürer Albrecht Dürer

    Albrecht Dürer was born in the Imperial free city of Nuremberg (Germany) on the 21st May 1471, to a family of Hungarian goldsmiths. Initially apprenticed to his father, Dürer spent most of his life in Nuremberg, but also made three significant…

  • The Life of the Virgin II; The Angel appears to Joachim The Life of the Virgin II; The Angel Appears to Joachim

    Events in the life of St Anne and Joachim are found in the proto gospel of James, Matthew and the history of the birth of the Virgin. At the Great Feast of the Lord, the High Priest had refused Joachim’s gifts because he had no children. Whilst he…

  • The Life of the Virgin III; The Meeting of Joachim and Anna at the Golden Gate The Life of the Virgin III; The Meeting of Joachim and Anna at the Golden Gate

    Husband and wife Joachim and Anne are shown embracing at the Golden Gate after both receiving the same promise that a child will be born to them. Their embrace possesses a restrained beauty, observed by a small group slightly smaller in scale. Dürer…

  • The Life of the Virgin IV; The Birth of the Virgin The Life of the Virgin IV; The Birth of the Virgin

    An angel swinging a censer hovers above a lively and rich composition. In the background, the mother of the Virgin lies in bed, revealed by a parted curtain. The foreground however is typical of a birth scene, with female figures standing, sitting,…

  • The Life of the Virgin V; The Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple The Life of the Virgin V; The Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple

    Although the important figures in this composition are Mary’s parents, Joachim and Anne, the former holding his doffed hat protectively in front of his wife, Dürer gives the minor figures equal prominence. In particular the merchants occupied at the…

  • The Life of the Virgin VIII; The Visitation The Life of the Virgin VIII; The Visitation

    After the Angel Gabriel had announced to Mary that she would become the mother of the Lord Jesus, she visited her kinswoman Elizabeth in Judea. This visit is recorded in Luke1:39-56. Dürer’s vision of the encounter shows a visibly pregnant Mary…

  • The Life of the Virgin IX; The Nativity or The adoration of the Shepherds The Life of the Virgin IX; The Nativity or The Adoration of the Shepherds

    Dürer has placed the vanishing point by the side of the stable. The resulting perspective with the open wall aspect allows for a tightly focused view of the Virgin Mary, the Christ child and angels. Joseph appears at the left, with a lamp and staff,…

  • The Life of the Virgin X; The Circumcision of Christ The Life of the Virgin X; The Circumcision of Christ

    As in previous compositions, Dürer creates visual interest around the central theme. A crowd of figures, some with children, almost jostle around the priest, who leans forward to the Christ child to carry out the circumcision. The cast of…

  • The Life of the Virgin XI; The Adoration of the Magi The Life of the Virgin XI; The Adoration of the Magi

    Visible beyond the remains of the roof and framed by massive oak pillars and beams, the Star of Bethlehem shines above the three kings as they come to worship the infant Christ. A moment of subtle drama is created as the Moorish king steps across…

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