Albrecht Durer Quotes

Albrecht Durer — German Artist born on May 21, 1471, died on April 06, 1528

Albrecht Dürer was a painter, printmaker and theorist of the German Renaissance. Born in Nuremberg, Dürer established his reputation and influence across Europe when he was still in his twenties, due to his high-quality woodcut prints. He was in communication with the major Italian artists of his time, including Raphael, Giovanni Bellini and Leonardo da Vinci, and from 1512 he was patronized by emperor Maximilian I... (wikipedia)

If a man devotes himself to art, much evil is avoided that happens otherwise if one is idle.

As I grew older, I realized that it was much better to insist on the genuine forms of nature, for simplicity is the greatest adornment of art.

No single man can be taken as a model for a perfect figure, for no man lives on earth who is endowed with the whole of beauty.

The artist is chosen by God to fulfill his commands and must never be overwhelmed by public opinion.

Help us to recognize your voice, help us not to be allured by the madness of the world, so that we may never fall away from you, O Lord Jesus Christ.