Comments on: Feel Art Again: Albrecht DÃ¼rer’s “Self-Portrait at 26″

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:03:05 +0000

Albrecht Durer always wore a beard because he was half Hungarian. Hungarians always wore beards-Nurembergers didn’t, which is why the Nurembergers made fun of him.

Durer wanted to be recognized for his Hungarian heritage. He has many secrets Hungarian secrets in his artwork

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:09:41 +0000

for Durer, the little symbol under his name became his signature. it was an A D.
the other thing is you should take a look at some of his other work like the “A Young Hare” or his “The Large Turf”. just amazing work. and some of this extraordinary work was done when he was a teen or so. one of my personal favorites.

By: (Intern)AndrÃ©a

(Intern)AndrÃ©a — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 03:07:17 +0000

Roger: I dug up the writing under the window. According to the Web Gallery of Art, the painting is dated 1498. The inscription reads: ‘I have thus painted myself. I was 26 years old. Albrecht DÃ¼rer.’

By: Sonia

Sonia — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:19:19 +0000

It is always a pleasure to read you InternAndrea!!

By: Now and Here...

Now and Here... — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:24:46 +0000

Florentine Painter – Which One?

via en.wikipedia.org by Giotto Di Bondone
The Florentine School refers to artists in, from or influenced by the naturalistic style developed in the 14th century, largely through the efforts of Giotto di Bondone, and in the 15th century the leading s…

By: yogahz

yogahz — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:14:47 +0000

I’m also enjoying this feature, thanks InternAndrea.

I’m glad you’re enjoying the feature, Roger! I don’t know what the writing under the window says, but I will definitely look into it and let you know if I find out.

By: Roger

Roger — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:16:17 +0000

I’m really enjoying this feature, InternAndrÃ©a. I saw one of DÃ¼rer’s paintings recently and was surprised to see that the artist was German. The painting looked so… well, Italian. Now I know why!

Any idea what the writing under the window says? It seems too long to be a signature, and I tried zooming in but still can’t make it out.