Portrait of Dürer's Father at 70
Portrait of Dürer's Father at 70 is a 1497 oil-on-lime painting attributed to the German painter and printmaker Albrecht Dürer, now in the National Gallery, London. Along with the 1490 Albrecht Dürer the Elder with a Rosary, it is the second of two portraits of the artist's Hungarian father Albrecht Dürer the Elder (1427–1502). The sitter's similarity to the earlier portrait, as well to a 1486 silverpoint drawing believed to be a self-portrait by his father, leave no doubt as to his identity. The London panel is thought to be one of a number of copies of a lost original. It is in poor condition, having suffered paint loss in the background and in areas of the cloak. It was cleaned in 1955, revealing especial quality in the description of the face, leading some to believe that it is a Dürer original. However this claim is not made by the National Gallery who display it as "attributed to Albrecht Dürer".
Portrait of Dürer's Father at 70, 1497, attributed to Albrecht Dürer. National Gallery, London. 51 cm x 40.3 cm.
Dürer's Father's Self-portrait, 1486. Silverpoint drawing attributed to Albrecht the elder. Albertina Museum, Vienna.
Albrecht Dürer the Elder with a Rosary, April 1490. Oil on oak Panel, 47.5 cm x 39.5 cm. Uffizi, Florence.
Self-portrait at 26, 1498, Museo del Prado, Madrid. Oil on wood panel. This work was for centuries hung alongside his fathers portrait.
Portrait Diptych of Dürer's Parents
Portrait Diptych of Dürer's Parents is the collective name for two late-15th century portrait panels by the German painter and printmaker Albrecht Dürer. They show the artist's parents, Barbara Holper and Albrecht Dürer the Elder, when she was around 39 and he was 63 years. The portraits are unflinching records of the physical and emotional effects of ageing. The Dürer family was close, and Dürer may have intended the panels either to display his skill to his parents or as keepsakes while he travelled soon after as a journeyman painter.
Portrait of Barbara Dürer, née Holper, c. 1490. Oil on pine panel, 47 cm x 36 cm. Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg
Albrecht Dürer the Elder with a Rosary, 1490. Oil on softwood panel, 47.5 cm x 39.5 cm. Uffizi Gallery, Florence
Albrecht Dürer, Self-Portrait at Twenty-Eight, 1500. Alte Pinakothek, Munich
Detail of Barbara's portrait