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Albrecht Altdorfer
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Born c.1480
Died February 12, 1538 • Regensburg • Germany
Notable Works “Battle of Alexander at Issus” • “St. George and the Dragon”
Movement / Style Danube school

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“Battle of Alexander at Issus,” detail of an oil painting on panel by Albrecht Altdorfer, 1529; in the Alte Pinakothek, Munich
“Danube Landscape near Regensburg,” Danube school painting by Albrecht Altdorfer, oil on panel, c. 1522–25; in the Alte Pinakothek, Munich.
The Sacrifice of Isaac, by Albrecht Altdorfer (1480?-1538), pen and ink, heightened with white, on gray-green paper. In the Albertina, Vienna. 20.8 17.5 cm.
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