Autoportret albert durer biography
Albert durer biography paintings!
Autoportret albert durer biography
| Self Portrait (fur coat) | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Albrecht Dürer |
| Year | 1500 |
| Medium | Oil on linden wood |
| Location | Alte Pinakothek, Munich |
| Dimensions | 26.4 in by 19.2 in |
| 67.1 cm by 48.7 cm | |
Albrecht Dürer painted many self-portraits during his lifetime.
The most famous and popular one was his third, painted in 1500 A.D. Though he would paint others and include himself in many of his works in various ways, his third self-portrait remains his most memorable one.
Description
An oil painting done on wood, this portrait is done in frontal perspective, showing the artist in a view from head to waist.
Dürer shows himself as a somber man with shoulder length curly brown hair, light eyes, and a beard and mustache. He is wearing a rich sienna brown coat with a slashed upper sleeve and fur collar. His right hand is curled gracefully in front of him.
The background is quite dark, with no details given of the scene behind.
On the right side of the painting are the artist’s mon