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Albrecht Dürer Timeline Game

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About This Challenge

Explore the life and work of the renowned artist Albrecht Dürer through this engaging timeline game. Test your knowledge of art history and challenge yourself to place events in Dürer’s life in their correct chronological order.

  • Learn about Dürer’s early years and artistic influences
  • Discover his innovative techniques and iconic works
  • Challenge yourself with key events in Dürer’s career progression
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  • May 21, 1471: Albrecht Dürer is born in Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire
  • 1486: Dürer begins his apprenticeship with Michael Wolgemut
  • 1490: Dürer completes his apprenticeship and becomes a journeyman painter
  • 1492-1494: Dürer travels to Colmar, France and Basel, Switzerland to further his artistic studies
  • 1498: Dürer creates his first major work, the woodcut series 'Apocalypse'
  • 1494: Dürer marries Agnes Frey
  • 1498: Dürer completes his famous self-portrait at the age of 28
  • 1494-1495: Dürer travels to Venice, Italy and is influenced by Italian Renaissance art
  • 1512: Dürer becomes a court artist for the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I
  • 1528: Dürer publishes his theoretical work 'Four Books on Human Proportion'
  • April 6, 1528: Dürer dies in Nuremberg at the age of 56
  • Ongoing impact: Dürer's works continue to influence artists throughout Europe for centuries to come
  • Ongoing influence: Dürer's engravings and woodcuts are highly regarded for their technical skill and detail
  • 1514: Dürer's masterpiece 'Melencolia I' is completed
  • 1520: Dürer travels to the Netherlands and meets with other Renaissance artists such as Lucas van Leyden
  • 1497-1498: Dürer's work 'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse' is completed
  • Ongoing throughout his career: Dürer's watercolor paintings demonstrate his mastery of the medium
  • 1504: Dürer's 'Adam and Eve' engraving is completed
  • 1503-1505: Dürer's woodcut series 'The Life of the Virgin' is completed
  • Ongoing legacy: Dürer's influence extends beyond his own lifetime, impacting later artists such as Rembrandt and Titian

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