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Albrecht Altdorfer · 1513
Albrecht Altdorfer: 1480–1538
Other names (18)
A. Altorfer, Albert Altdorffer, Albert Altorfer, Albr. Altorfer, Albrecht Alldorfer, Albrecht Altdorffer, Albrecht Altorffer, Aldörfer, Aldörffer, Alldörfer, Altdorfer, Altdorfer, Albrecht, Altdorffer, Althofer, Altofer, Altorffer, Altorpser, Alttorfer
Biography
Albrecht Altdorfer (c. 1480 – 12 February 1538) was a German painter, engraver and architect of the Renaissance working in Regensburg. Along with Lucas Cranach the Elder and Wolf Huber he is regarded to be the main representative of the Danube School, setting biblical and historical subjects against landscape backgrounds of expressive colours. He is remarkable as one of the first artists to take an interest in landscape as an independent subject. As an artist also making small intricate engravings he is seen to belong to the Nuremberg Little Masters.
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The cited biography explicitly attributes artistic influence or inspiration to the named painter(s); retained as a secondary-source assertion. Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
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The biography identifies Albrecht Altdorfer as an artistic influence on Ernst Fuchs (artist). The passage distinguishes modern stylistic influences from the Old Masters whose lighting effects motivated his mixed painting technique. Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
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Artworks by year
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Museums & collections
Documented holdings of works attributed to Albrecht Altdorfer. Check the museum’s record for current display information.
- National Gallery of Art149 recorded works
- The Cleveland Museum of Art116 recorded works
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art54 recorded works
- Minneapolis Institute of Art20 recorded works
- Albertina3 recorded works
- Art Institute of Chicago2 recorded works
- Kunsthalle Bremen, Bremen, Germany1 recorded work
- musée Condé — Chantilly1 recorded work
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- Austrian museum collections: independent authority research
- National Gallery of Art
- Museum authority country review
- Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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- Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Austrian museum collections: independent authority research
- Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
