Artist and Humanist, Albrecht Durer is one of the most significant figures in the history f European art outside Italy during the Renaissance (Gowing 195). Portraying the questioning spirit of the Renaissance, Durer's conviction that he must examine and explore his own situation through capturing the very essence of his role as artist and creator, is reflected in the Self-portrait in a Fur Collared Robe (Strieder 10). With the portrait, Durer's highly self-conscious approach to his status …showed first 75 words of 1044 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1044 total…to pray to God for "The grace of quick perception" (Hutchinson 111). But the book was never completed before he died suddenly on the sixth of April, 1528 (Hutchison 110). Bibliography Works Cited Gowing, L. (1983). The Encyclopedia of Visual Art. (Vol. 10.) London: Encyclopedia Britannica International. Hutchison, J.C. (1990). Albrecht Durer: A Biography. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Russell, F. (1967). The World of Durer: 1471-1528. New York: Time Inc. Strieder, P. (1984). The Hidden Masters: Durer. Danbury, Connecticut: Masterworks Press.