Albrecht Dürer
Portrait of Hieronymus Holzschuher
From $80
This painting is creamy whites, golden curls and a small blue landscape, and a dull copy yellows the whites and loses the view. Our Dürer Self-Portrait print was graded beside the original so the whites stay clean and the mountains stay blue.
Canvas, framed or paper
Stretched canvas. Printed on cotton canvas and stretched taut over a frame. The edges are mirror-wrapped, so the picture continues around the sides and none of it is lost to the fold.
Framed canvas. The same canvas, set in a black, white, natural wood or dark wood frame 0.83 in deep. The frame gives the work a finished edge and a little more presence on the wall.
Framed print. Printed on fine art matte paper and framed in solid pine, behind shatterproof plexiglass, in black, white, natural wood or dark wood. It arrives ready to hang. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame.
Fine art print. Printed on 310gsm fine art matte paper, for framing your own way. It travels rolled and protected. From 18x24 inch.
Sizes
16x20 inch, 24x30 inch, 32x40 inch. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.
On your wall
Its tall shape suits a study, a hallway or a library. The creams and warm browns look elegant with white, sand and walnut, and a gold or dark wood frame suits it.
About the painting
Self-Portrait (1498) by Albrecht Dürer
Nuremberg, 1498
Back from his first trip to Italy, Albrecht Dürer painted himself at twenty-six, in oil on wood. It is the second of his three painted self-portraits.
The gentleman painter
He dressed for the part: flamboyant Italian fashion, fine gloves, a tasselled hat over long blond curls. He shows himself at the social level he believed an artist deserved. Through the window, a lake and snowy mountains.
Northern Renaissance
In 1636 the city of Nuremberg gave it to King Charles I of England. In 1654 it went to Philip IV of Spain, and it hangs today in the Prado in Madrid.
Read the story
In 1498, Albrecht Dürer dressed up for this picture.
He was twenty-six, just back in Nuremberg from his first trip to Italy, and he painted himself in oil on a wooden panel.
He wears flamboyant Italian fashion. A white jacket lined in black, a fine linen shirt, a striped, tasselled hat over long blond curls.
His hands rest on a ledge, in soft, fine gloves.
He's showing us the social rank he believed an artist of his ability deserved. Not a craftsman. A gentleman.
Through the open window behind him there's a lake, and far-off snowy mountains.
In 1636 the city of Nuremberg gave the painting to King Charles the First of England. In 1654 it went to King Philip the Fourth of Spain.
It hangs today in the Prado, in Madrid.
Look at the gloves, and then out of the window at the far mountains.
Self-Portrait. Albrecht Dürer, 1498.
How each piece is brought to life
Faithful to the original, and made to be felt on your wall.
Graded against the original
We compare every work with the original as we grade it, keeping the artist’s colours true while bringing back their depth and glow. Every mark stays the artist’s own.
Printed for you
Printed to order on cotton canvas or fine art paper, then framed if you chose a frame, in 1 to 3 business days.
On your wall
It arrives 5 to 12 business days later, tracked and free anywhere in the US. Framed pieces come ready to hang.
Questions
Is this the original painting?
No. The original hangs in a museum. What you receive is a fine art reproduction, remastered from the original and printed for you, with every mark where the artist left it.
Will the colour look flat?
This is where most reproductions disappoint, and it is where we spend the most time. Each work is graded side by side with the original: faithful to the artist’s colours, with the depth and warmth brought back, so it moves you on the wall the way it was meant to. Canvas reads a touch softer than a backlit screen, and every screen shows colour a little differently.
Will the edges be cropped?
Each size is a standard frame size, so we fit the painting by trimming a little from its edges. We never stretch or squash it, and we check every size by eye so no face, figure or signature is cut. On canvas the edges are mirror-wrapped, which keeps the whole picture on the front.
Which size is right for my wall?
Aim for about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it. Over a sofa or a sideboard, one of the two largest sizes will hold the wall. The size guide lists every size in inches and centimetres, with the kind of wall each one suits.
How long does it take?
Your piece is printed in 1–3 business days, then spends 5–12 business days in transit, tracked all the way. Delivery is free anywhere in the US. We are unable to deliver to PO boxes.
What if it arrives damaged?
Send us a photograph and we will remake it and send it again. There is nothing to return.
Can I return it?
Yes, within 30 days of delivery. Our returns policy has the details.
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Printed to order
Graded against the original, then printed for you on cotton canvas or fine art paper in 1–3 business days.
The whole painting
Every mark is the artist’s own, and canvas edges are mirror-wrapped so the whole picture stays on the front.
Free US shipping
On every order, tracked, 5–12 business days in transit.
30-day returns
Returns and exchanges within 30 days of delivery.
