Wapen van Michael Behaim

About this artwork

beeld: hoogte 278 mm x breedte 194 mm

Art Historical Context

**Coat of Arms of Michaelhaim** by Albrecht Dürer invites visitors into the meticulous world of Renaissance heraldry. Created between 1585 and 1595 on paper, this compact work measures 278 mm high by 194 mm wide, embodying the precision of Dürer's Northern Renaissance style. Though Dürer, the famed German artist and printmaker from Nuremberg (1471–8), is best known for his intricate engravings and woodcuts *Melencolia I*, this piece reflects his mastery in capturing symbolic emblems with fine lines and balanced composition. As a coat of arms—or *wapen* in Dutch—the artwork commemorates Michae...

About the Artist

Albrecht Dürer · 1471–1528

Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) stands as the preeminent figure of the Northern Renaissance and arguably the most influential artist in the history of printmaking. Born in Nuremberg on May 21, 1471, and dying in the same city on April 6, 1528, Dürer revolutionized the status of the artist in Northern Europe, transforming printmaking from a commercial craft into an independent fine art and establishing ...