Hans Dürer
German artist
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| Intro | German artist | ||||
| A.K.A. | Hans Derer Hans Direr Hans Dyrher Johannes Derer Johannes Dürer Johannes Direr | ||||
| A.K.A. | Hans Derer Hans Direr Hans Dyrher Johannes Derer Johannes Dürer Johannes Direr | ||||
| Places | Germany | ||||
| was | Painter | ||||
| Work field | Arts | ||||
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| Birth | 21 February 1490, Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany | ||||
| Death | 1 January 1534Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland (aged 43 years) | ||||
| Star sign | Pisces | ||||
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Hans Dürer (born February 21, 1490 in Nuremberg - ca. 1538 in Kraków), was a German Renaissance painter, illustrator, and engraver.
He was the younger brother of Albrecht Dürer, and after him, the most talented of 17 siblings. Most siblings died in childhood. He was certain to have been trained in the workshop of his already famous brother. He became the court painter for King Sigismund I the Old of Poland. He went to live and work in Kraków for some time, like many other Nuremberg artists