His precocious skill is evidenced by a remarkable self-portrait done in 1484, when he was 13 years old, and by a Madonna with Musical Angels, done in 1485, which is already a finished work of art in the late Gothic style. Dürer began his training as a draughtsman in the goldsmith’s workshop of his father. Alte Pinakothek, Munich photograph, Blauel/Gnamm-Artothek Education and early careerĭürer was the second son of the goldsmith Albrecht Dürer the Elder, who had left Hungary to settle in Nürnberg in 1455, and of Barbara Holper, who had been born there. Self-Portrait in Furred Coat, oil on wood panel by Albrecht Dürer, 1500 in the Alte Pinakothek, Munich. Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions.
