Showing posts with label renaissance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label renaissance. Show all posts

May 4, 2013

The Master

Often regarded as the greatest artist of the Northern European Renaissance, Albrecht Durer was a skilled painter, engraver and printmaker at a young age. He was born in Nuremberg where this statue and his former home are located.

February 12, 2013

Marktbrunnen of Mainz

A closeup view of the top of the Marktbrunnen, a Renaissance era fountain by sculptor Hans Backoffen, with the clock tower of Mainz cathedral behind it.