Albrecht Dürer's House
Albrecht Dürer's House[1](German:Albrecht-Dürer-Haus) is aNurembergFachwerkhausthat was the home ofGerman RenaissanceartistAlbrecht Dürerfrom 1509 to his death in 1528. The House lies in the extreme north-west of Nuremberg'sAltstadt,near theKaiserburgsection of theNuremberg Castleand theTiergärtnertorofNuremberg's city walls.
The house was built around 1420. It has five stories; the bottom two have sandstone walls, while the upper stories aretimber framed;the entire structure is topped by ahalf-hip roof.In 1501, it was purchased byBernhard Walther,a merchant and prominent astronomer. Walther remodeled the house, adding small windows to the roof so that it could function as an observatory. Walther died in 1504, and Dürer purchased the house in 1509.
Since 1871 the Albrecht-Dürer-Haus has been a museum dedicated to Dürer's life and work. In a restoration of 1909, the largedormeron the east-facing roof was replaced. In October 1944, it tooksignificant damage from Allied bombing.It was rebuilt by 1949, but did not reopen as a museum until 1971, Dürer's 500th birthday.[2]
The museum features installations of period furnishings, a re-creation of Dürer's workshop in which visitors can view demonstrations ofprintmakingtechniques, and rotating exhibitions of drawings and prints by Dürer from the City of Nuremberg's Graphic Collection. Visitors can also receive a guided tour of the house from an actress playingAgnes Dürer,the wife of the artist.[3]
Gallery
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Interior: Workshop -
Interior: Kitchen -
Exterior: seen looking down from the Nuremberg Castle -
Exterior: the side of the house, looking up toward the castle
References
[edit]- ^Note on name: Although many German museums are referred to in English by their German names (for example, thePinakothek der Moderneor theGemäldegalerie), the Albecht-Dürer-Haus refers to itself as "Albrecht Dürer's House "Archived2012-02-05 at theWayback Machineon its English-language website.
- ^"Das Dürer-Haus im Lauf der ZeitArchived2009-07-06 at the Portuguese Web Archive "
- ^Costumed Guided Tour with Agnes DürerArchived2016-10-23 at theWayback Machine,Albrecht Dürer's House. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
External links
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Media related toAlbrecht Dürer's Houseat Wikimedia Commons- Official site
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