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Albrecht Dürer: sketches and drawings

Watercolour views from his travels · 1471–1528

Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528): watercolour views from his travels. SketchMap Atlas shows 4 sketches by Albrecht Dürer on the world map, each placed where it was drawn.

German painter and printmaker from Nuremberg. He travelled to Italy and later to the Netherlands, and on the way made some of the first landscape watercolours in European art, including views of mountain passes, towns and castles. His drawing of the courtyard of Innsbruck castle dates from his first Italian journey.

Sketches by Albrecht Dürer and where they were drawn

Innsbruck from the North — Albrecht Dürer, 1494

Courtyard of Innsbruck Castle — Albrecht Dürer, 1494

Trento from the North — Albrecht Dürer, Spring 1495

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Where did Albrecht Dürer draw each work?

Innsbruck from the North (1494): drawn at Innsbruck, Austria. Details
Courtyard of Innsbruck Castle (1494): drawn at Castle, Innsbruck, Austria (47.2689° N, 11.4043° E). Details
Arco Castle (1495): drawn at Arco Castle, Trentino (45.9180° N, 10.8870° E). Details
Trento from the North (Spring 1495): drawn at Trento, Italy. Details

About the works

Innsbruck from the North, 1494. On his way to Italy Dürer painted the town on the Inn: a pure landscape, rare in the 15th century. Source · Public domain
Courtyard of Innsbruck Castle, 1494. The castle courtyard without clouds or people: Dürer draws stone, windows and silence. Source · Public domain
Arco Castle, 1495. A castle on a rock above the Arco valley: a travel watercolour on the road back from Italy. Source · Public domain
Trento from the North, Spring 1495. The Adige valley and the mountains around Trento: a watercolour from the way back from Venice. Source · Public domain

Quick answers

Who was Albrecht Dürer?

German painter and printmaker from Nuremberg.

Where did Albrecht Dürer draw?

Austria, Trentino and Italy. Every sketch is shown on the map at the place where it was made.

What techniques did Albrecht Dürer use?

The works on SketchMap Atlas are watercolour.

Can I use the sketches by Albrecht Dürer?

The works shown here are marked “Public domain” and come from Wikimedia Commons. Check the source link of each work for the exact terms.

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