Albrecht Dürer: Renaissance selfie king

Self portraits of Albrecht Dürer at various points in his life.

It is the birthday of German artist Albrecht Dürer (1471), who is considered to be one of the greatest artists of the European Renaissance. His detailed woodcuts, created when he was in his 20s, remain his most popular work but he also excelled with copper engraving and oil paintings, including portraits, altarpieces and religious works. Dürer also wrote books on geometry and human proportion in art. He also was fond of self portraits, returning to the subject numerous times throughout his life.